Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=UWD2hBjDecL Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Magnitude 6.4 earthquake rocks Southern California | USA TODAY [pgitVHM3l7t] Health Updated on August 09, 2026 EDT — Published on August 09, 2026 EDT A magnitude 6.4 earthquake rocked Southern California, triggering fires and a hospital evacuation. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was centered near Ridgecrest, an inland Kern County city about 150 miles northeast of Los Angeles. Multiple large aftershocks rolled through the region in the minutes that followed. » Subscribe to USA TODAY: » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR. xOgRS4F0VLB Nb1breOT2TX YVFbCYMdtds Hb8p5yAB7qD w94nPhDMbgV
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake rocked Southern California, triggering fires and a hospital evacuation. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was centered near Ridgecrest, an inland Kern County city about 150 miles northeast of Los Angeles. Multiple large aftershocks rolled through the region in the minutes that followed. » Subscribe to USA TODAY: » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR. xOgRS4F0VLB Nb1breOT2TX YVFbCYMdtds Hb8p5yAB7qD w94nPhDMbgV