Cora Burke is a restaurant worker in Ridgecrest.

科拉·伯克是里奇克雷斯特小镇一家餐馆的员工。

An area near the small town of Ridgecrest was most affected by the quake.

里奇克莱斯特小镇附近一地区受地震影响最严重。

I just held on to the railing, said Mr. Lugo, who was born in Ridgecrest.

“我就那么紧紧地抓着栏杆，”出生于里奇克雷斯特的卢戈说道。

The quake was centered in the Mojave Desert near the town of Ridgecrest, about 150 miles northeast of Los Angeles.

地震发生在里奇克莱斯特镇附近的莫哈韦沙漠，距离洛杉矶东北部约150英里。

Cora Burke is a restaurant worker in Ridgecrest. She told The Associated Press the earthquake almost gave me a heart attack.

科拉·伯克（Cora Burke）是里奇克莱斯特镇的一位餐厅工作者。她对美联社表示，这场地震" 差点让我心脏病发。"

And in the Mojave Desert town of Ridgecrest, Calif., fires roared, power went out and grocery store shelves came crashing down.

在加利福尼亚州莫哈韦沙漠小镇里奇克莱斯特，大火肆虐，电力中断，杂货店货架纷纷倒塌。

" It's constant, " said Ms. Alexander, whose hotel in Ridgecrest is less than a five-minute drive from the naval station.

“基地没有受到影响，”一位名叫亚历山大的女士说道。她在里奇克莱斯特开了一家酒店，距离上述海军基地不到5分钟车程。

There were no reports of fatalities and no significant damage to infrastructure, but as day broke, rescue crews were still surveying damage in Ridgecrest, near the earthquake's epicenter, and putting out fires.

所幸，没有报告显示地震造成了死亡，基础设施也未出现重大损坏，然而，破晓时分，救援人员仍在一边调查位于震中附近的里奇克莱斯特的损失情况，一边忙着扑灭大火。