Aftershock Rocks Ridgecrest
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A magnitude 4.2 aftershock of the Aug. 17 Ridgecrest earthquake occurred Monday, centered 11 miles north of Ridgecrest in the same location as the 5.4 main shock, Caltech seismologists said.
Neither damage nor injuries were reported from the 11:37 a.m. temblor near the Kern-Inyo county line.
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