6.9 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes California
Written by SOURCE on July 6, 2019
A 6.9 magnitude earthquake has struck California, with the epicenter being close to Ridgecrest, California. It was originally reported as being a 7.1 but was downgraded a short while later.
Prelim M7.1 Earthquake 35.767, -117.605 Jul-06 03:19 UTC, updates https://t.co/uVJBfBodUN
— USGS Big Quakes (@USGSBigQuakes) July 6, 2019
A 7.1 magnitude earthquake occurred 10.56mi NNE of Ridgecrest, CA. Details: https://t.co/CBqJpDWahl Map: https://t.co/2x6ajpPqop
— Earthquake Robot (@earthquakeBot) July 6, 2019
The quake was felt all the way in Las Vegas where Summer League was going down. The New Orleans Pelicans were playing the New York Knicks.
Video of the earthquake that just happened in Vegas at Summer League 😳 pic.twitter.com/QpYMdoy5zp
— 95.7 The Game (@957thegame) July 6, 2019
Ridgecrest, CA, is about 115 miles from Los Angeles and about 140 miles from Las Vegas which is why you could see the earth move at both the Dodger game and the NBA Summer League game.
— Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) July 6, 2019
They were playing through an earthquake. The players didn’t even feel it. IT WAS A 7.1 😳 #EarthquakeLA pic.twitter.com/A4lo6rQE81
— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) July 6, 2019
A 6.2 magnitude earthquake was felt in Ridgecrest and surrounding areas just yesterday on July 4.
This post will be updated.
