2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes
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Earthquakes occurred north and northeast of the town of Ridgecrest, California, located in Kern County and west of Searles Valley on July 4-5, 2019. They included three initial main shocks of Mw magni
Surface rupture associated with the July 4 earthquake
Aerial view of a 3–5 ft (0.91–1.52 m) lateral offset on a service road within Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake
Red marks the major fault zones. The red zone extending northeast from "LA" is the Garlock Fault. Extending northward from the Garlock Fault are (east-to-west) the Death Valley fault zone (orange), Panamint Valley Fault (red), Little Lake and Airport Lake fault zones (short bit of orange). The White Wolf Fault (yellow) parallels the western end of the Garlock Fault, with the Kern Canyon Fault striking north.
Searles Valley, California
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Searles Valley is a census-designated place in the Searles Valley of the Mojave Desert, in northwestern San Bernardino County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, Searles Valley had a po
Searles Valley soda ash plant dominates the community (2007)
Piles of lime dust sit just south of Trona on the Trona Railway.
Entrance to Trona.
Searles Valley from the Searles Valley rest stop.