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That was a nice shaker. At 6:11 p.m., a 4.4 magnitude earthquake struck in the Santa Monica Mountains, south of Westlake Village and northwest from Malibu. The Los Angeles Fire Department is in "Earthquake Mode as a preventive measure." They have no reports of damage yet. UPDATE: As of 7:05 p.m., the fire department has stepped down from "Earthquake Mode." However, there is now one reported minor injury that occured when an elderly woman, scared from the quake, ran from her apartment and fell. If you remember from last Fall's Great ShakeOut, earthquake experts recommended you "drop, cover and hold on."
4.4 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes in Santa Monica Mountains
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The purr of my cat registers higher than 4.4 on the Richter Scale.
We felt it very mildly in Santa Monica, as if a big truck had driven down the street, 4-5 seconds tops. The cat barely raised her head, they went immediately back to nap mode.
We didn't feel it here in Hollywood.
Up in Sherman Oaks, it felt like last year's Chino quake, which was stronger but further away.
glad to hear it was an earthquake. at first I thought it was the earth sneezing because it had caught pig flu
It didn't feel like an earthquake. At first I thought my neighbors slammed the gate to their garden a bit too hard but then I got a few phone calls asking if I was OK. Weird...