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Magnitude 4.9 Aftershock Of California Quakes Felt Widely

A visitor takes a photo of a crack on the ground following recent earthquakes outside of Ridgecrest, Calif. Sunday, July 7, 2019,
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A visitor takes a photo of a crack on the ground following recent earthquakes outside of Ridgecrest, Calif. Sunday, July 7, 2019,

A magnitude 4.9 aftershock of last week's Southern California earthquakes has been felt widely in the region.

The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake occurred at 6:11 a.m. Friday and was centered about 5 miles northeast of the Mojave Desert city of Ridgecrest.

The quake was felt very lightly in the Los Angeles area.

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There have been thousands of aftershocks of the magnitude 6.4 earthquake on July 4 and the 7.1 quake that occurred the next day.

The aftershocks have been dying off but are expected to continue for some time.

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