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LOS ANGELES (AP) – Latest news about earthquakes in Southern California (all local times):
1:30 p.m.
An official said he expects dozens of properties to be damaged by recent earthquakes once the city of Ridgecrest in southern California has completed his review.
Kern County spokeswoman Megan Person said on Monday that the inspectors will need several more days to badess all the damage in the desert community.
One person said 100 people were staying at Ridgecrest's main shelter Sunday afternoon. She added that an additional 43 evacuees were camping on the lawn outside, fearing to return to the interior.
She added that officials are bringing in advisers to help residents still angry while seismic aftershocks are rocking the area.
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake Thursday and a 7.1 magnitude earthquake Friday were centered 18 km from Ridgecrest. The city is in the Mojave Desert about 241 km from Los Angeles.
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12:10
It may be several days before the water service is re-established in the southern California desert town of Trona, where authorities are still badessing the damage caused by the powerful earthquakes of last week. .
San Bernardino County spokesman David Wert said Monday that 10 residences were labeled as uninhabitable, but he expects that number to increase. He said he saw houses move nearly 2 meters during the 6.4 magnitude earthquake on Thursday and the 7.1 magnitude earthquake on Friday.
Wert says the county provides bottled water and trucking in portable toilets and showers. Electricity was restored over the weekend, allowing people to use essential air conditioners as daytime temperatures approached 100 degrees (38 degrees Celsius).
Wert said the earthquakes had rattled the residents' nerves, but had also reunited the community.
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12:05
The shaken residents are cleaning up two of the biggest earthquakes that have rocked California for decades, while scientists warn that both should serve as an alarm bell to be ready when the "Big One" long-awaited will be launched.
California spends more than $ 16 million to install thousands of earthquake-sensing sensors throughout the state that, according to authorities, will give utilities and trains precious seconds to stop before the start of the shaking.
Governor Gavin Newsom said it was time for locals to do their part by mapping emergency evacuation routes and preparing earthquake kits with food, food and drink. 39, water, lights and other necessities.
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake on Thursday and a 7.1 magnitude earthquake Friday were centered 18km from the small desert town of Ridgecrest, about 241km from Los Angeles.
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