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“Our kitchen is completely destroyed. Everything fell of the walls, out of the cabinets,\" said Sara Beren, park mangaer at Trousdale Estates in Ridgecrest.

Residents in Ridgecrest also saw severe damage to their homes.

Homeowner Charlotte Sturgeon said the foundation of her house is completely off and is leaning in one direction. The floor has also dropped in her front room.

\"This can’t be saved, I’m pretty sure,\" Sturgeon said.

My dad lives in Ridgecrest and felt strong ground shaking. I asked him to take pictures of any damage, see photos below (credit Adam Graehl).

M 6.4 - 12km SW of Searles Valley, CAhttps://t.co/3e222a3nq8 pic.twitter.com/jaTt3GWLYw

— Nick Graehl (@nickgraehl) July 4, 2019

In San Bernardino County, the quake broke water mains, downed power lines, cracked buildings and caused rock slides on roads, officials said. No injuries or fires were reported in San Bernardino County, officials added.

Los Angeles saw no injuries or significant damage, the fire department said.

But Angelenos noted how rare it was to feel such a long quake.

Director Ava DuVernay tweeted, \"Been living in Los Angeles all my life. That was the longest earthquake I’ve ever experienced. Not jerky. Smooth and rolling. But it was loooong. It was so long I thought for the first time ever 'Is this the big one?'\"

\"This was a strong one,\" the LAPD tweeted, \"and a good reminder to be prepared.\"

\"PHOTO:
Rex Emerson via AFP/Getty Images
PHOTO: This handout picture obtained courtesy of Rex Emerson taken on July 4, 2019 shows broken bottles and other goods in a store in Lake Isabella, Calif., after a 6.4 magnitude quake hit Southern California.
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A tweet from the Los Angeles International Airport said no runways were damaged and the airport was operating as normal.

All LAX runways have been inspected with no reported damage to the airfield or the Sepulveda tunnel. Operations remain normal. #earthquake

— LAX Airport (@flyLAXairport) July 4, 2019

The quake was even felt around Las Vegas, though police there said no damage was reported.

A tsunami is not expected, according to the National Tsunami Warning Center.

\"This is an isolated enough location that that's going to greatly reduce the damage,\" Jones said at a news conference.

She added, \"This is a large enough earthquake that it probably did break through to the surface of the earth.\"

\"PHOTO:
John Antczak/AP
PHOTO: Seismologist Lucy Jones talks during a news conference at the Caltech Seismological Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., Thursday, July 4, 2019.
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