No longer a "major" earthquake.
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Though nitter.vloup.ch/NewEarthquake/st… reports the opposite revision.
Earthquakes @NewEarthquake
6 Jul 2019
Revised (6.9 -> 7.1): 7.1 earthquake, 17km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA. 2019-07-05 19:19:52 at epicenter (24m ago, depth -0.9km). earthquake.usgs.gov/earthqua…
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Given that the USGS site has melted down I'm inclined to wait for the dust to settle so to speak.
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USGS just upgraded 6.9 -> 7.1
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Replying to @adambroach @khuey_
But it was 7.1 two minutes after it happened!?

Jul 6, 2019 · 3:49 AM UTC

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Replying to @davidbaron @khuey_
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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The website seems to have recovered and they are indeed back up to 7.1.
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