Two earthquakes in 48 hours: that's how Southern California was

A 7.1 magnitude earthquake rocked southern California less than 48 hours after another minor earthquake hit the same region.

Authorities they do not report deceased until now, although the local press reported injuries and homes burned by gas leaks, the news agency reported.

The tremor it was reported at 8:19 pm on Friday (after midnight in Argentina), According to the United States Geological Survey, 17 km from the small town of Ridgecrest, 240 km northeast of Los Angeles, where the movement was also felt.

In the same region, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake was recorded Thursday morning, until that time, the strongest in two decades, and more than a hundred earthquakes have rocked this region over the last ten days.