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The system's statewide debut Thursday coincides with the 30th anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake that ravaged the San Francisco Bay area on Oct. 17, 1989, as well as the annual Great Shakeout safety drill. -
The temblor struck around 1:20 p.m. about 1 mile east of Wildomar and 4 miles northwest of Murrieta with a depth of around 8.8 miles, according to the USGS. -
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 powerful Mojave Desert earthquakes that rocked California ended a years-long lull in major seismic activity and raised new interest in an early warning system being developed for the West Coast. -
KPBS Midday EditionResidents were out trying to cleanup from the two major earthquakes and prepare for potential future quakes.
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Shaken residents are cleaning up from two of the biggest earthquakes to rattle California in decades as scientists warn that both should serve as a wake-up call to be ready when the long-dreaded "Big One" strikes. -
KPBS Midday EditionLast week's back-to-back quakes are not likely to trigger the "Big One" in Southern California, according to University of California San Diego scientists. -
A magnitude 5.4 aftershock to the Ridgecrest Earthquake struck in the same area Friday morning. -
A rolling earthquake was felt throughout the Southland just after 10:30 a.m. The U.S. Geological Survey reported a 4.7 quake 10 kilometers northeast of Ridgecrest, California and a 6.4 quake 12 kilometers southwest of Searles Valley, California. -
San Diego residents should have received an earthquake alert on their cell phones Thursday morning — but some reported not receiving the alert at all.
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