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SoCal man survives 5 days trapped in ravine after …

A Southern California man who crashed his truck into a steep ravine recalls the terrifying ordeal and miraculously surviving five days without food or water on Aug. 29, 2023. (Kern County Fire Department)

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4.6 magnitude quake hits Ridgecrest: USGS

Man arrested after shooting at teens who threw water balloons …

Mark Shell, 63,and a firearm police say was recovered from his vehicle are seen in photos released by the Ridgecrest Police Department on Dec. 5, 2021.

2 quakes, magnitudes 3.4 and 3.1, strike north of Ridgecrest

A magnitude 3.4 quake was reported 58 miles from Ridgecrest early morning on Jan. 2, 2020. (U.S. Geological Survey)

Ridgecrest temblors tripled chance of big earthquake on …

A USGS Earthquake Science Center Mobile Laser Scanning truck scans the surface rupture near the zone of maximum surface displacement of the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck the Ridgecrest area. (Credit: Ben Brooks / U.S. Geological Survey)

Magnitude 3.1 earthquake strikes near Ridgecrest

The location of a magnitude 3.1 earthquake that struck near Ridgecrest on June 12, 2020. (U.S. Geological Survey)

5.5 magnitude quake near Ridgecrest rattles Southern California

A map provided by the U.S. Geological Survey shows a 5.5 magnitude quake that hit near Ridgecrest on June 3, 2020.

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Magnitude 3.8 quake hits near Ridgecrest

A map shows where a magnitude 3.8 earthquake hit in the Ridgecrest area at 5:55 a.m. on May 24, 2020. (Los Angeles Times)

Technical error results in Ridgecrest residents getting …

A cancellation alert sent to Ridgecrest residents' phones on May 21, 2020. (USGS)

3.1 earthquake strikes near Ridgecrest

A map from the Los Angeles Times shows where a magnitude 3.1 earthquake hit at 6:49 a.m. on May 17, 2020 near Ridgecrest.

Magnitude 3.3 earthquake strikes near Ridgecrest

The location of a magnitude 3.3 earthquake that struck near Ridgecrest on May 14, 2020. (USGS)

Magnitude 3.5 earthquake felt near Ridgecrest

A map shows where a magnitude 3.5 earthquake was felt near Ridgecrest on April 18, 2020. It was followed by a magnitude 3.3 quake minutes later. (Quakebot/Los Angeles Times)

Magnitude 3.7 Earthquake Strikes Near Ridgecrest

This image shows the epicenter of an earthquake that struck Ridgecrest on Dec. 26, 2019. (Credit: U.S. Geological Survey)

3.9 Quake Shakes Area Near Ridgecrest Overnight

A U.S. Geological Survey map shows where a magnitude 3.9 earthquake hit near Ridgecrest at 12:24 a.m. on Dec. 21, 2019.