Ottawa: Canadians in and around the earthquake zone in California, have been advised by the government to be careful.
“If you are in or around the affected areas: monitor local media (and) follow the instructions of local authorities,” said a travel advisory.
Yesterday, a 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck Searles Valley in California.
No loss of life has been reported. However, there has been some damage with cracks cropping up here and there.
The earthquake hit southwest of Searles Valley in eastern California. It occurred as the result of shallow strike slip faulting in the crust of the North America plate, said USGS.
The earthquake was located 150 km northeast of San Andreas Fault – the major plate boundary in the region, it added.
This region of eastern California has hosted numerous moderate sized earthquakes. Over the past 40 years, 8 other M5+ earthquakes have occurred within 50 km of the July 4th, 2019 earthquake. The largest of these was a M 5.8 event on September 20, 1995, about 13 km to the west-northwest of yesterday’s event, which was felt strongly in the China Lake-Ridgecrest area, and more broadly from Los Angeles to Las Vegas.
As of 1 hour after the event the July 4th earthquake was followed by numerous aftershocks, the largest of which was a M 4.7 earthquake 2 minutes after the M 6.4 event.