Second earthquake hits Southern California in three days

FREDERIC J. BROWN / AFP

A second, more powerful earthquake has hit Southern California.

Officials say the 7.1 magnitude quake is the biggest tremor recorded in the state in nearly two decades.

On Thursday, a 6.4 magnitude quake hit the same area.

Nobody has been killed or injured and there has been "no major infrastructure damage," according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

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