Viral Swing: Powerful Southern California quake, second in two days, causes damage, injuries

Saturday, 6 July 2019

Powerful Southern California quake, second in two days, causes damage, injuries

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake shook Southern California on Friday, triggering fires, buckling part of a highway, damaging buildings but causing few reported injuries despite striking with eight times more force than the initial quake in the same area a day earlier. It was followed by at least 16 aftershocks of magnitude 4 or above, the USGS said, which also warned of a 50 percent or better chance of another magnitude 6 quake in the days ahead.