Los Angeles, Jul 6 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Etienne Laurent). A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit Southern California on Friday following several tremors of lesser intensity in the seismically-active region, making it the strongest one to have affected the area in recent hours, the United States Geological Survey reported.
According to the USGS, the quake occurred at a depth of 0.9 kilometers (around 0.6 miles) at 8.33 pm local time (03.19 GMT, Saturday).