The 6.4 magnitude quake that struck near Ridgecrest was felt in LA and Las Vegas. Southern California last saw such a large earthquake nearly 20 years ago, when the magnitude 7.1 Hector Mine quake hit, centered in a remote part of the Mojave Desert
The last time Southern California saw such a large earthquake was nearly 20 years ago, when the magnitude 7.1 Hector Mine quake, centered in a remote part of the Mojave Desert, shook the region.
The 6.4 magnitude quake that struck Thursday near the town of Ridgecrest -- a community west of the Mojave Desert -- was felt in Los Angeles and Las Vegas. The Hector Mine earthquake struck in the early morning hours of October 16, 1999. People in most of Southern California as well as parts of Arizona and Nevada reported feeling the tremor, but the location was"so remote that it caused relatively negligible damage," the Southern California Earthquake Data Center said.
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