According to a new study, a fault system running along the coast of Los Angeles and Orange counties could trigger a 7.8-magnitude earthquake.
A renowned earthquake expert tells ABC7 News that last week's 6.4 and 7.1 quakes in Ridgecrest happened on a fault that "came out of nowhere," despite the fact that scientists have long known that's a seismically active area.
President Donald Trump has approved a federal declaration of emergency to assist California after the massive earthquakes in the Ridgecrest area.
3,000 AND COUNTING: Dr. Lucy Jones says thousands of earthquakes have now been recorded in the Searles Valley sequence.
Before-and-after aerial photographs are showing how a massive crack opened in the desert floor after the 7.1 Ridgecrest earthquake.
A powerful 7.1 earthquake shook Southern California one day after a magnitude 6.4.
