RIDGECREST, Calif. (AP) — A magnitude 5.5 earthquake has jolted the region of California desert where a powerful quake last summer was followed by thousands of aftershocks.

RIDGECREST, Calif. (AP) — A magnitude 5 earthquake has jolted the region of California desert where last month's powerful 7.1 temblor has been followed by thousands of aftershocks.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is asking the U.S. Small Business Administration to declare a disaster for two counties struck by large earthquakes last month.

RIDGECREST, Calif. (AP) — The United States Geological Survey says a 4.7-magnitude earthquake has shaken California's Mojave Desert, the latest of thousands of aftershocks following two larger...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on a California earthquake (all times local):

10:05 p.m.

Authorities say a July 4 earthquake in the Southern California desert may have killed a man in...

RIDGECREST, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on an earthquake that struck the Southern California desert (all times local):

3:25 p.m.

Authorities say a magnitude 4.2 earthquake has rattled Mojave Desert communities in Southern California. But no damage or injuries are reported.

The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake occurred at 1:40 p.m. Wednesday. It was centered 55 miles (9.7 kilometers) northwest of Ridgecrest in Kern County.

RIDGECREST, Calif. (AP) — A magnitude-4.1 earthquake has rattled communities in the Mojave Desert in Southern California.

The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake occurred at 1:40 p.m. and was centered 55 miles (9.7 kilometers) northwest of Ridgecrest in Kern County.

The quake occurred at a depth of 2.5 miles (4 kilometers).

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Authorities have begun digging in the desert 100 miles northeast of Los Angeles for the remains of a woman who vanished 16 years ago and police believe met with foul play.

Diana Rojas was 27 years old when she was last seen at her Long Beach apartment in October 2000. Her daughter was 2 years old when she disappeared.

Crews are excavating Thursday near Ridgecrest in Kern County.

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Long Beach police say a woman who vanished 16 years ago met with foul play and they'll hunt for her body in the desert 100 miles northeast of Los Angeles.

Detectives will travel to Ridgecrest in Kern County on Thursday to dig for the remains of 27-year-old Diana Rojas.

Rojas was last seen in her Long Beach apartment in October of 2000. Her daughter was 2 years old when she disappeared.

NAMPA, Idaho (AP) — A California woman has died in an auto accident near Nampa.

The Idaho State Police says 72-year-old Charlotte Dawson of Ridgecrest, California, was stopped at a stop sign on Sunday morning.

The State Police says she failed to yield to cross traffic and drove into the intersection.

Her vehicle was struck by a pickup truck, and Dawson died at the scene.

The driver of the pickup truck was taken to a Boise hospital.