Nerves in Southern California had already been rattled by two days of strong shaking when a 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Friday night near the communities of Ridgecrest and Trona.
Damage was still being assessed nearest to the epicenter, but there were no initial reports of fatalities or major building collapses, Kern County Fire Department Chief David Witt said.
The shaking was preceded by a 5.4-magnitude foreshock earlier Friday, and a 6.4-magnitude foreshock on Thursday.
But the shaking was felt from as far away as Las Vegas, and social media users from throughout the region flocked online to share their images and experiences.
can’t believe i got this on video, earthquakes are not jokes! #abc7eyewitness #MSNBC #CNN #ridgecrest #anotherearthquake #California #californiaearthquake
everyone has permission to use this. pic.twitter.com/P7eVhZlekz— rylan (@rylxan) July 6, 2019
From my mom @mom2five1 in Ridgecrest California @ABC7 pic.twitter.com/iZSxoJsSXU
— JD (@jedent) July 6, 2019
via @kirkhawkins #ktla #Ridgecrestquake https://t.co/QOiYBeILp6
— 🏝 Kim (@kim) July 6, 2019
Earthquake 7.1 on the 22nd floor @EssexSkyline #EarthquakeLA #ktla #abc7eyewitness #7.1 @KTLA @CBSLA pic.twitter.com/ciDnDyKLha
— Kelly Wilken (@KellyWilken4) July 6, 2019
#anotherearthquake @KTLA @ABC7 @CBSLA this was out in Valencia #KCAL9 #KTLA pic.twitter.com/jnarv9PEnq
— •Shannen• (@shannenaustin) July 6, 2019
#KTLA #KCAL9 pic.twitter.com/lqusxcpeZ5
— Killerduke (@Killerduke2) July 6, 2019
https://twitter.com/birdymann2/status/1147353242285694976
Please everyone stay safe in Southern California. Review your family’s emergency plan or take time to create one. Tonight’s 7.1 earthquake may a signal of more to come. I’m in touch with FEMA and local officials and my office stands ready to mobilize. https://t.co/2vUu7QuKWh
— Senator Dianne Feinstein (@SenFeinstein) July 6, 2019
