Anyone in LA feel the earthquake?

Last night ~ 1am? It totally woke me up and scared the CRAP out of me...but my BF didn't wake up, so I thought maybe I dreamt it.

Turns out, no, I didn't dream it! Even after 6 years in SoCal, these things still freak me out!




Aug. 9 (Bloomberg) -- A magnitude-4.5 earthquake struck the Greater Los Angeles area, the U.S. Geological Survey said in an e-mailed statement.

The epicenter of the temblor, which hit today just before 1 a.m. local time, was 45 kilometers (28 miles) northwest of Los Angeles Civic Center and seven kilometers north-northwest of Chatsworth, said the USGS, which measures seismological events.

The quake was felt by people across Los Angeles County, the Associated Press reported. Residents in the Los Angeles area were awakened and some items were knocked off shelves and walls, AP said.

There were no immediate reports of injuries or major damage, AP said, citing Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey.

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i am a native northern california gal and i don't move for anything lower than a 5.5 or 6....it's random because so many transplants really never get used to them no matter how long they are here. something about the earth shaking?..  but i remember the big one in 89 for sure which was freaky...china breaking, huddling under doorjambs, dog racing around. not to mention the freeways falling during rush hour, horrible. honestly though give me a medium earthquake anyday over something like a tornado...THOSE things freak me out!! picking up houses and cars and stuff? yikes! 

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