Now at 11, after the two largest southland quakes in 20 years, residents are still on edge and we should be as well. What you should know if a big one hits the bay area. Road rage gone wrong, how a truck with a young family inside ends up exploding from fireworks. Why the u. S. Womens soccer team thinks they are still not getting the respect they deserve. We begin with earthquake concerns in california. Nicole is in ridgecrest where two major earthquakes shook the area and possibly more can happen in the next few days. It is a upsetting site inside this home, cracked walls, shattered mirrors. They just broke. Reporter jacksons mother sits in the mental middle of the broken mementos but she is thankful. We are not hurt. Reporter she lived in the home since 1983, her daughter took us around the house to show us where everybody was when the seven point one shook. My mom, aftershock, right there. Reporter another aftershock interrupted our interview. You handled that like a pro. Not everyb
Today governor gavin newsom visited ridgecrest and declared a state of emergency after two earthquakes hit that area. Are you ready for an earthquake here in the bay . A wagon has been stolen a bay in station 23. Tracking cooler air to the north that will move in for sunday. We will have the temperatures in the forecast. News to build a better bay area from abc 7. Prepare for the worst. Not because you want to experience the worst or should even expect it, but thats the price of admission as a resident of california. Governor newsom toured one of the citys hardest hit by two earthquakes this week. He and other officials glad injuries were not worse, but not breathing a sigh of relief. Aftershocks could continue for days. A 7. 1, that was 10 t 10 t 1 stronger than the 6. 4 on thursday. It was felt from mexico to sacramento. No reports of death or major damage, but plenty of clean up to do. We have the latest. Reporter the magnitude 7. 1 earthquake rocking Southern California. This has b
Defined in many ways by seismology and by these quakes. The quake was so powerful that people in the bay area felt it, especially up in high rises. The shaking triggered elevators to shut down at a condo complex in downtown san jose. People they recorded video of light fixtures swaying, doors opening and shutting and furniture shaking. They told us they felt more of a rocking sensation, rather than a shake. They said it lasted for what seemed like a couple of minutes. A construction worker was installing tile downtown when he felt the ground start to move. I was using the tile saw and it felt like the tile saw was going to tip over. When i went to my partner i said did you feel that . It was more of a rolling feeling, kind of like on a boat or Something Like that. Very scary. It makes us wonder here in Northern California, if it is going to trigger something here. 300 miles north of where it all happens, we have our own looming problems. The biggest Natural Disaster threat facing every
Jolts since thursday. As people clean up, they are bracing for the next big one. The quake is blamed for causing at least three fires, likely due to gas line breaks. The Ridgecrest Police chief says dispatch lost communication during the quake but its now back up and running, just under 160 people are staying in temporary shelters, and the China Lake Naval air station was closed to assess the damage. Donya baucus begins with the latest look at the impact. Reporter yes, and fridays earthquake was longer and stronger than the one before. Experts say thereve already been more than 4500 aftershocks, leaving many to fear that the shaking isnt over yet. Evacuate reporter the magnitude 7. 1 earthquake rocking southern california. This has been a traumatic experience for this, not only me but for this entire area here that weve experienced of never experienced anything like this before. Reporter the violent shaking sending chandeliers swinging, throwing water out of pools, sparking fires and c
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