California: 4.3 magnitude earthquake felt around Ridgecrest
The U.S. Geological Survey reports an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.3 that struck 12 miles from Ridgecrest, California, at 2:23 a.m. local time on Thursday.
California City was 26 miles away, Barstow was 51 miles away, Rosamond was 63 miles away, and Tehachapi was 64 miles away when the earthquake struck.
There have not been any 3.0-magnitude earthquakes in the recent ten days that have been localised.
On an annual basis, there are on average 25 earthquakes that have magnitudes of 4.0 to 5.0 in California and Nevada.