5.8 earthquake in Lone Pine

5.8 earthquake in Lone Pine

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake hit about an hour north of Ridgecrest in the Lone Pine area, with aftershocks shaking the area between Fresno and Bakersfield, north of the Mojave Desert.

AN HOUR NORTH OFRIDGECREST IN THE LONE PINEAREA.THE U-S-G-S REPORTING THAT QUAKEHITTING AT 10-40 THISMORNING.AND JUST A FEW MINUTES AFTERTHAT A 3-POINT-6 AND 3-POINT-1HITTING IN THE SAME AREA.AND JUST WITHIN THE LAST FEWMINUTES A COUPLE MORESTRUCK THAT SAME AREA -- THOSEWERE A 4-POINT-6 AND A 2-POINT-8.OF COURSE AS YOU KNOW -- WE'REJUST ABOUT A WEEKAND A HALF AWAY FROM THEANNIVERSARY OF THE 7-POINT-1 AND6-POINT-4 EARTHQUAKES INRIDGECREST.WE'LL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THISAND BRING YOU ANY UPDATES ASSOON AS THEY COME INTO THE 23ABCNEWSROOM.