A 6.4-magnitude temblor struck near Ridgecrest a day earlier.
Palm Springs Desert SunPALM SPRINGS, Calif. — A 7.1 magnitude earthquake was felt across Southern California on Friday night, just a day after a 6.4 temblor struck near Ridgecrest.
Some residents of Ridgecrest, a town of about 28,000, were too fearful to sleep inside their homes, choosing instead to spend the night on their driveway or sidewalks, said Ridgecrest's Mayor Peggy Breeden. If the preliminary magnitude is correct, it would be the largest Southern California quake in 20 years.
Three minutes before the 7.1 quake, a 5.0-magnitude quake was centered close by – 9 miles west-southwest of Searles Valley. In Ridgecrest, people were reporting major structural damage, particularly at the Naval Air Weapons Station — China Lake.
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