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| Stronger quake rattles Southern California | Stronger quake rattles Southern California |
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| A 7.1 magnitude earthquake has rattled a desert area of Southern California, US meteorologists say, in the biggest tremor to strike in two decades. | A 7.1 magnitude earthquake has rattled a desert area of Southern California, US meteorologists say, in the biggest tremor to strike in two decades. |
| It struck at the shallow depth of 0.9km (0.6 miles) and its epicentre was near the city of Ridgecrest, about 240km north-east of Los Angeles. | |
| A 6.4 magnitude quake hit the same region on Thursday at a depth of nearly 11km. | |
| There were reports of power outages after the new quake. | |
| Thursday's event wrecked some homes in the region. | |
| What do we know about the new quake? | |
| It hit at 19:13 local time on Friday (03:19 GMT Saturday), the US Geological Survey (USGS) says. | |
| There are reports of fires and other damage in Ridgecrest, the Los Angeles Times reports, quoting local emergency officials. | |
| After Thursday's event, seismologists had been warning that aftershocks could continue for a prolonged period of time. | |
| California is prone to earthquakes as it lies on the San Andreas Fault, that extends about 1,200km through the state. | |
| Faults are regions where tectonic plates come together. |