re: Just had another big earthquake. This one felt larger. Update: 7.1 (update: footage)

Posted on 7/6/19 at 8:34 am to HailHailtoMichigan!

Posted by ThinePreparedAni

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Posted on 7/6/19 at 8:34 am to HailHailtoMichigan!

China Lake has interesting lore associated with it...

https://www.stripes.com/navy-s-china-lake-base-closed-assessing-damage-after-6-4-magnitude-earthquake-1.589148

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Navy’s China Lake base closed, assessing damage after 6.4 magnitude earthquake

Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake's color guard presents the colors during the national anthem at the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division change of command ceremony April 19, 2019 in China Lake, California.

RON RODRIGUEZ/U.S. NAVY By ROSE L. THAYER | STARS AND STRIPES Published: July 5, 2019

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Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake was closed Friday as officials assessed infrastructure damage caused by a 6.4 magnitude earthquake shook southern California on Thursday. No casualties or injuries were reported, and all buildings are intact and standing, though officials continue to assess the 1.2 million acres of the base for structural damage, according to information posted to the base’s Facebook page. The base is located 150 miles north of Los Angeles and just northwest of Ridgecrest, the epicenter of the earthquake.

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“The United States Geological Survey has confirmed that the epicenter of the series of recent, local quakes was on two faults that are located aboard Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake,” stated a post on the base’s Facebook page. “There is currently a team from [the U.S. Geological Survey] and California Geological Survey on the installation studying the event.”