DEVELOPING: (RT) – A 7.1 magnitude earthquake has struck Southern California! More information will be provided as we receive it. The quake registered near Ridgecrest, California, in the environs of Death Valley National Park, on Friday night according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The quake
superseded the previous day’s 6.4 magnitude earthquake, which had been the largest to hit Southern California in a decade and struck the same area during the afternoon, followed by two magnitude 4 aftershocks. READ MORE