“THANK YOU to the many first responders who are already on the scene,” McCarthy wrote. Its notoreity is due to the fact that movement along this fault was the cause of the 7.7 magnitude 1952 Bakersfield Earthquake, which most consider to be the third largest historic quake in California, after the 1857 Tejon and 1906 San Francisco quakes. RIDGECREST, Calif. (KGET) — A magnitude 6.4 earthquake Thursday morning left thousands without power, caused several fires and resulted in the evacuation of Ridgecrest Regional Hospital and several apartment buildings. The quake struck at 10:33 a.m. about 11 miles northeast of Ridgecrest, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. © 1998 - 2020 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. | All Rights Reserved. 6.4 magnitude centered in Nevada.About 12 hours prior, my boyfriend and I kept static shocking eachother in the grocery store. Ridgecrest Regional Hospital and a few apartment buildings were evacuated. The quake struck at 10:33 a.m. about 11 miles northeast of Ridgecrest, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. 2 months ago. My bed was shaking as if someone was underneath it. I told him there was gonna be an earth quake or something! The largest earthquake in two decades rattled Southern California on Thursday morning, shaking communities from Las Vegas to Long Beach and … I knew the original owners and the second owner. So good.Didn’t feel anything or even notice it in the Rosedale areaI heard the chains on one of my lego figures moving so I thought about it but then thought it was just probably me moving in bed or something until I saw earthquake trending on twitter hahaI was taking a shower and the water pressure dropped over half for a secondThat was a big one. Temporary shelters have been set up in Ridgecrest at the Walmart at 201 E. Bowman Road and the Kerr McGee Center at 100 W. California Ave. Sheriff’s officials said deputies were assisting Ridgecrest police and firefighters, and a helicopter was en route to assess the area.California City police were urging residents to stay off their phones and free up lines for emergency use only. Reports also came in of the quake being felt in Los Angeles, San Diego and Las Vegas. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcutsCookies help us deliver our Services. The victim's wound was described minor and is expected to survive.BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (CNN NEWSOURCE) -- The Food and Drug Administration has linked red onions from a Bakersfield-based distributor to a multi-state outbreak of salmonella.BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- A sinkhole that devoured a portion of the intersection at Chester Avenue and Brundage Lane in July is still being repaired by work crews, and work will continue into August.The City of Bakersfield says the 8 foot by 12 foot sinkhole was caused by a corrosive sewer gases in a 39-inch concrete sewer pipe underneath the road.
Firefighters later said a survey of Highway 178 through the canyon showed it to be clear.