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Ridgecrest, CA – Residents across parts of the Mojave Desert felt light shaking Sunday after a small earthquake swarm struck west of Johannesburg, near Ridgecrest and the China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station, according to seismologists.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey and the California Integrated Seismic Network, at least three earthquakes were recorded in close succession on Sunday afternoon, January 18. The strongest was a magnitude 3.6 quake, followed by magnitude 3.1 and 2.9 events, all occurring within roughly two hours…