There have been over 50 aftershocks since the first earthquake this morning. Some hitting a magnitude of up to 4. 0. A 6. 4 magnitude earthquake felt all over Southern California. Its the strongest recorded ear earthquake in the area since the 7. 1 quake in 1999. I think the main fault was rupturing down towards the southwest, which would have focused the energy towards ridge crest. Reporter Seismologist Lucy Jones described this as a strike slip quake which means two plates along the fault moved in opposite directions. The quake struck just after 10 30 local time in the Mojave Desert in ridge crest near the china base. This restaurant captured the the moment the quake hit. This is an area with a lot of little faults in a complex area. S ar hard hit. T that ridgecrest reporter this homecompletel. Everything on these super market shelves knocked to the floor. Some roads in thd apart. In los angeles, water mains bursting. Crowds of people pouring out into the street in downtown l. A. The
We have a lot of staffing to make sure we have the level of coverage throughout the city. We are also using the online reporting tool ourselves. Reporter there have been 130 reports over the last month, up from last year. Downtime resident, jeff levine has reported many of them. Mike weir prison of her we are prisoners of our own house and i want to make sure the house doesnt burn down. Reporter he is hopeful this year will be different and that there will be more citations but until then we are on guard tonight. Reporter one thing residents did say is they noticed fewer fireworks in the weeks leading up to the fourth. You can find the online reporting tool on the San Jose City website. In san jose, ann rubin, ktvu fox2 news. In oakland, police plan to use Shotspotter Technology to track skyline has lit up with dozens of illegal fireworks displays. This is video from previous years. Already this week, police in oakland have confiscated more than two tons of illegal fireworks. There is
Some damage that we just look at this this is just a crack in the roadway. This is near ridgecrest which was the epicenter of the quake. And now lets take a look at this map that shows the epicenter the shaking so strong though it could be felt strongly even in las vegas as you can see here. Reporter oracle mana has more from the strip. That 6. 4 magnitude earthquake in searles valley, california was definitely felt here in las vegas. My photographer and i were inside the news car when it happened and we were swaying back and forth for a little bit. The same goes for some big name celebrities staying on the Las Vegas Strip Reba Mcentire posted to instagram saying she felt in her hotel room and that it was very scary when stephanie chimed in saying she felt it as well. It was also a pretty crazy experience for tourists or just hanging out inside the casinos here on the strip and so light dislikes aching left to right and its still kind of were like its kind of like you or like to ride t
It is expensive. The trees were torched. So was this car. Residents say it shows exactly how dangerous illegal fireworks can be. Officially the cause of the fire on luke court is undetermined. Witnesses say the teenagers playing with fireworks nearby seem like obvious culprits. I worry our house. Reporter this one before fire san jose crews responded to on independence day. The cypress trees out front went up in flames threatening surrounding homes. One car was completely damaged. We were able to save both of the homes. Reporter while Police Report no major arrest some hospitals no major injuries. San jose received a huge number of fireworks complaints to their hotline. The city started tracking them in early june. In the months leading up to the fourth they received 130 complaints. On the holiday itself that number jumped up to 1765. We will investigate those to determine if they have evidence that is credible. And issue citations. Reporter from alviso to downtown the sky was alight w
A big show. Ive been here for it myself. And as you can see, city officials are planning a big turnout. But they also hope the legal shows will cut down on the number of illegal shows. But as many residents tell us, they hear the answer to that loud and clear every night. That explosion boomed through the Roosevelt Park neighborhood near downtown san jose just the other night, well ahead of the holiday but typical for the illegal fireworks season. You know, it rocked the house. Reporter but jeff levine didnt just experience the explosion. He and other members of the Neighborhood Association downtown set up their Home Security cameras to record the illegal activity in an Ongoing Campaign tenorcement. It affects wiliust regular folks. My eyes are so blurry because it was it woke me up several times last night. Reporter Law Enforcement agencies say they plan to hit hot spots. We are going to have extra patrol, deputies that are kind of covering the areas that are known to have a lot of fi