6.4-magnitude quake hits Southern California: USGS

A 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit Southern California on Thursday at 10:33 am (17:33 GMT) near the Searles Valley in San Bernardino County, the United States Geological Survey said.The shallow quake struck at a depth of 5.4 miles (8.7 kilometers) in the vast desert region, lasting multiple seconds with residents as far away as Los Angeles saying they felt the tremor."We will continue having a lot of aftershocks," CalTech seismologist Lucy Jones told a press conference, adding that dozens had alread