6.6-magnitude earthquake strikes California on Independence Day

Published July 4, 2019 6:12pm ET



A large earthquake struck north of Los Angeles as many Californians were enjoying Fourth of July festivities.

The amount of damage caused has yet to be reported, but many Twitter users said the earthquake was the largest they have ever felt. Videos of the quake, 6.6 magnitude by early measurements taken by the U.S. Geological Survey, began circulating online.

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