Earthquake Damage at California Navy Base Could Top $5.2 Billion
At a Glance The China Lake navy base sits just outside of Ridgecrest, California. The area was rattled by twin earthquakes and multiple aftershocks in July.Many of the base's 3,600 facilities and critical infrastructure sustained damage. The twin earthquakes that rattled Southern California last month caused up to $5.2 billion in damages to the China Lake navy base, according to estimates in a report released Wednesday by the base. The cites extensive damage among the nearly 3,600 facilities at the...