Biggest quake in 20 years hits California

Bloomberg

Buildings shook in Los Angeles after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 hit Southern California, the strongest temblor to rock the state in 20 years.
The quake struck 17 kilometres (10.5 miles) north-northeast of Ridgecrest, California, according to the US Geological Survey. That’s a relatively rural area more than 100 miles outside of Los Angeles, and came about 3 minutes after a magnitude 5 temblor hit near Searles Valley, California, according to the USGS. A series of aftershocks followed.
A 6.4 magnitude quake occurred near Searles Valley during the Fourth of July holiday. Seismologist Lucy Jones, who had earlier predicted a 1-in-20 chance of a bigger temblor, said the quake is now a foreshock of the larger one on July 5. The chance of an even bigger temblor is possible, she added.