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17 News @ Sunrise 08/08/2024

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Some of today's top storiesKern County has not stopped shaking... ever since that  5.2 magnitude earthquake rumbled through Tuesday night... shaking homes, breaking windows and waking people from their sleep. There have been hundreds of aftershocks - including a 4-point-4, widely felt, just after seven o'clock last night. The epicenter of Tuesday's 5-point-2 quake, was roughly eight miles west of Mettler and Interstate 5. Data from the U.S. Geological Survey shows there have been hundreds of aftershocks, although most of them were too small to feel.Seismologists say we can expect to feel aftershocks from Tuesday's quake for up to a week.    But, what they don't know is which fault the activity is coming from.    Kimberly Cheng with our sister station KTLA looks into the possibility it's a *new* fault.Local Public safety experts are calling for more preparedness and safety as we continue to experience aftershocks, and for future earthquakes to come. CSUB geological science professor William Krugh (CREW) says s