Two days after a strong earthquake in the same area, a second earthquake struck southern California Friday evening, measuring 7.1, according to the American Institute of Geophysics. Since Thursday, the region has witnessed aftershocks numbering 1,200, and the institute has warned of a series of earthquakes. Although this earthquake was the strongest since 1994, no casualties have yet been reported.
The first earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 on the Richter scale struck the region on Thursday, the most intense in nearly 25 years. The earthquakes occurred near the town of Ridgecrest, which is inhabited by about 30 thousand people in the "Mojave" desert.
She explained that "there is a high possibility" of a major aftershock in the coming days. She said that the chances of an earthquake with a magnitude of six or more hit 50 percent and an earthquake of seven magnitude or more 10 percent during the week.
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