SoCal's 7.1 Earthquake Felt In Monterey Bay Area

MONTEREY BAY, CA — A second earthquake in as many days rattled Ridgecrest in Southern California and was felt in the Monterey Bay Area, according to the National Weather Service. "A barely noticeable very subtle swaying felt here at the Monterey NWS office that lasted less than a minute," weather officials tweeted at 8:32 p.m. Friday.

The preliminary 7.1 magnitude quake struck at 8:19 p.m. Friday and was centered 17 kilometers north northeast of Ridgecrest, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Thursday's earthquake was a preliminary 6.4 magnitude and was centered 18 kilometers east northeast of Ridgecrest, USGS officials said. It struck at 10:33 a.m.

Caltrans said state Highway 178 was closed because of a rock slide in Kern River Canyon Friday. The Los Angeles Fire Department said they received word that some power lines were down and there were localized power outages Friday.

Fire officials said no major damage to infrastructure had been identified in the city of Los Angeles.

—Bay City News