In July 2019 , two large earthquakes struck Southern California ; both had epicenters within the NAWS boundaries . The first , on July 4 , a 6.4 magnitude quake , caused no injuries at NAWS , and the initial reports showed that all buildings were intact . The second , a 7.1 magnitude earthquake on July 5 , resulted in the facility being evaluated as " not mission capable ”
two large earthquakes
2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes
Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake