加州部分地区刚刚发生6.4级地震，余震不断

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 rattled Southern California on Thursday and prompted a series of aftershocks that sprawled across the region.

周四，一场初步震级为6.4级的地震袭击了南加州，并引发了一系列余震，波及整个地区。

The quake centered near the California town of Ridgecrest, roughly 150 miles northeast of Los Angeles, according to the US Geological Survey. Ridgecrest has a population of roughly 29,000 people.

美国地质调查局(US Geological Survey)的数据显示，此次地震震中位于洛杉矶东北约150英里的加州小镇里奇莱斯特(Ridgecrest)附近，该区大约有29,000人。

The earthquake was felt from Las Vegas, Nevada, to the Pacific Coast of California, the Associated Press reported.

据美联社报道，从内华达州拉斯维加斯到加州太平洋沿岸都有震感。

The Kern County Fire Department said first responders were working nearly two dozen incidents in Ridgecrest, ranging from medical assistance calls to structure fires.

克恩县消防部门表示，第一反应人员已前往该区，处理包括医疗救援、建筑火灾的近24起事故，。

The Ridgecrest Regional Hospital was also being evacuated, the fire department said.

消防部门表示，该地区医院也正在撤离。

Experts warned at a press conference that aftershocks will continue after the quake. Seismologist Lucy Jones told reporters that there's a greater than 50 percent chance of having magnitude 5 aftershocks, and even a possibility that the largest quake hasn't yet occurred.

专家在新闻发布会上警告说，地震后余震还会继续。地震学家露西·琼斯告诉记者，发生5级余震的可能性超过50%，甚至有可能最大的地震尚未发生。

"There is about a 1 in 20 chance that this location will be having an even bigger earthquake in the next few days, that we have not yet seen the biggest earthquake of the sequence," Jones said.

琼斯说:“这个地区未来几天发生更大地震的可能性大约是20%，而我们还没有看到这一系列地震中最大的一次。”

It's the largest quake to strike Southern California since 1999, Jones said.

琼斯说，这是自1999年以来南加州发生的最大地震。

And though the Ridgecrest area is "sparsely inhabited," there was still a chance for damage.

尽管Ridgecrest地区“人烟稀少”，但仍有可能遭到破坏。