An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.3 struck about 70 miles east of Bakersfield on Monday morning, with residents reporting shaking from Ridgecrest to Orange County.
It was not immediately clear if any damage has been reported. (The U.S. Geological survey reported the magnitude as 4.3 on its website and as 4.1 on social media.)
The USGS ShakeAlert system issued early warnings in some areas.
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This is the second earthquake in this area in as many days. A 4.1 shook Frazier Park early Sunday.
Interesting times near the Garlock fault. A M4.1 near the western end of the Garlock on Saturday and a M4.1 near the central section a few minutes ago. But neither is actually on the Garlock fault. The first is a thrust fault (maybe the Pleito fault) and today’s is in a swarm south of the Garlock.
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