'A rip through the desert': photos show how California earthquakes reshaped the land
The tremors earlier this month caused water main breaks and knocked out power in the town of Ridgecrest
by Maanvi Singh in San Francisco
Jul 23, 2019
1 minute
The biggest earthquakes to hit California in two decades literally broke the desert floor. Newly released satellite images from before and after the major quakes show how the tremors jerked apart slabs of land, permanently altering the landscape.
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