'We should be expecting lots of aftershocks and some of them will be bigger than the 3s we've been having so far,' says USGS seismologist Lucy Jones on the California quake. 'I think the chance of having a magnitude 5...it's probably greater than 50-50.'
Reports of scattered damage, including rock slides and fires, rolled in by midday.At least four large aftershocks have been recorded, measuring 4.7, 3.5, 3.8 and 4.2 magnitude, officials said.The earthquake was felt in central Los Angeles as a long, rolling quake, making buildings rock back and forth for at least several seconds.The quake was centered near Ridgecrest, a community west of the Mojave Desert.
— Zomo July 4, 2019 Filmmaker Ava DuVernay tweeted,"Been living in Los Angeles all my life. That was the longest earthquake I've ever experienced. Not jerky. Smooth and rolling. But it was loooong. It was so long I thought for the first time ever"Is this the big one?" Damn. Respect Mother Nature. She's the boss."Been living in Los Angeles all my life. That was the longest earthquake I've ever experienced. Not jerky. Smooth and rolling. But it was loooong.
— Ava DuVernay July 4, 2019 In Lancaster, one Twitter user reported people fleeing a movie theater."Felt like we were on a turntable," user Rudio87 wrote. This is a developing story. Return for updates....Braden reported from Los Angeles and Jay Croft reported and wrote in Atlanta. CNN's Dave Alsup, Melissa Alonso, Steve Almasy, Ray Sanchez and Carma Hassan contributed to this report.
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