Updated
Updated · KABC-TV · Jul 12
Frazier Park Records 4.1 Quake and 2.9 Aftershock, Triggering ShakeAlert
Updated
Updated · KABC-TV · Jul 12

Frazier Park Records 4.1 Quake and 2.9 Aftershock, Triggering ShakeAlert

3 articles · Updated · KABC-TV · Jul 12

Summary

  • A 2.9-magnitude aftershock struck the Frazier Park area just before 11 a.m. Sunday, hours after a stronger early-morning quake in Kern County.
  • The main earthquake hit just after 3:30 a.m. about 1 mile southeast of Frazier Park; USGS later revised its magnitude to 4.1 from an initial 4.2.
  • USGS said its ShakeAlert system was activated after the main tremor, which was centered along the Interstate 5 corridor about 70 miles north of Los Angeles.
  • No injuries or damage were immediately reported from either quake.

Insights

With major faults at peak stress, was this small quake a warning shot for a catastrophic rupture threatening Southern California?
Kern County's last major quake caused widespread destruction in 1952. Is the region truly prepared for a repeat event today?