07-05-2019, 05:23 PM
Ahh. This evening’s quake was larger than yesterday’s, 7.1 vs 6.4, which probably explains how it rattled my in-laws place so far away.
Damage is reported in the town of Trona, near Ridgecrest. However, when I passed through Trona on my way to Ridgecrest recently, it looked so eerily empty that I researched it. The town was built to service a Borax plant several years ago. The name Trona is a product used in the processing of Borax. The plant operation slowed to the point that there are just a few permanent residents left. Trona is apparently used these days for filming abandoned town scenes.
Probably few affected people in that town, but my I heart goes out to any Trona residents here on the board and hope your homes and families are ok.
Damage is reported in the town of Trona, near Ridgecrest. However, when I passed through Trona on my way to Ridgecrest recently, it looked so eerily empty that I researched it. The town was built to service a Borax plant several years ago. The name Trona is a product used in the processing of Borax. The plant operation slowed to the point that there are just a few permanent residents left. Trona is apparently used these days for filming abandoned town scenes.
Probably few affected people in that town, but my I heart goes out to any Trona residents here on the board and hope your homes and families are ok.