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In the Mojave Desert, earthquakes give California a new tourist attraction

RIDGECREST, Calif. - Christian Flores had traveled more than 200 miles, from San Diego to the Mojave Desert, to visit the latest Southern California tourist attraction.

There it was, on the hot asphalt of Highway 178 between Ridgecrest and Trona: a gnarly, surprisingly wide scar, courtesy of one very large earthquake. And just a few miles down the road lay another one - caused by a second, even larger and more terrifying quake.

Flores couldn't wait to upload what he saw on his YouTube

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