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Quakes push Californians to prepare for the dreaded 'Big One"
Governor: Jolts 'wake-up call' for state, the nation
California earthquakes
Visitors cross highway 178 next to a crack left on the road by an earthquake Sunday, July 7, 2019, near Ridgecrest, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
RIDGECREST, Calif. — Shaken residents were cleaning up Sunday from two of the biggest earthquakes to rattle California in decades as scientists warn that both should serve as a wake-up call to be ready when the long-dreaded "Big One" strikes.
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