Southern California has been hit by its strongest earthquake in two decades. The epicentre of the six point four magnitude tremor was near the city of Ridgecrest, about 150 miles north-east of Los Angeles.
Firefighters provided medical assistance and dealt with fires in and around the city.
People from the Mojave Desert to the Pacific coast reported feeling the quake, which hit on Independence Day.
There was significant damage in Ridgecrest, which lies south-west of the epicentre.
