4.9 earthquake hits Ridgecrest Friday morning

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck near the Kern County town of Ridgecrest early on Friday morning, according to CBS in Los Angeles.

CBS reports the earthquake hit at 6.11 a.m. about 5 miles of the northeast of Ridgecrest which is located near the Mojave Desert around 160 miles.

Last week, the Ridgecrest and Searles Valley region was struck by two large earthquakes in consecutive days. On the morning of July 4, Ridgecrest was hit by a 6.4 earthquake, CBS reported.