 In the following 1984 Sony commercial, Ridgecrest is known as the "Earthquake Capital of the World..."
Sony - No More Shakes

Ridgecrest is located at the junction of highways California State Route 178 and U.S. Route 395 (business route).The City of Ridgecrest provides the Ridgecrest Transit shuttle bus service to and from Inyokern, connecting with the Eastern Sierra Transit Authority bus that serves Bishop and Mammoth Lakes to the north, and Lancaster (Metrolink station), with connections for Los Angeles, to the south.Kern Transit connects Ridgecrest to Lake Isabella and Mojave.