Ridgecrest, California
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Ridgecrest is a city in Kern County, California, United States, along U.S. Route 395 in the Indian Wells Valley in northeastern Kern County, adjacent to the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake. It wa
College Heights Blvd., Ridgecrest
Overview shot of Ridgecrest, from the west on CA-178
Sunset in Ridgecrest, California
China Lake Blvd
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.