People buy goods at the front door of the 1 Stop Market liquor store which was shaken up during a powerful earthquake struck Southern California in the city of Ridgecrest, California, U.S., July 4, 2019. REUTERS/David McNew
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake jolted Southern California on Thursday, touching off fires, damaging buildings and forcing the evacuation of a hospital in a desert town northeast of Los Angeles, but there were only minor injuries.
The 6.4 magnitude quake, the most powerful in Southern California in 25 years, struck about 113 miles (182 km) northeast of Los Angeles near the city of Ridgecrest at around 10:30 a.m. PDT (1730 GMT), according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The epicenter was on the edge of Death Valley National Park.
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