LAist is part of Southern California Public Radio (SCPR), a member-supported public media network. Hear our news on-air at our partner site:
This is an archival story that predates current editorial management.
This archival content was written, edited, and published prior to LAist's acquisition by its current owner, Southern California Public Radio ("SCPR"). Content, such as language choice and subject matter, in archival articles therefore may not align with SCPR's current editorial standards. To learn more about those standards and why we make this distinction, please click here.
Maybe you thought it was your upstairs neighbor doing some late-night exercises, or you were too busy jumping up and down while watching the Olympics to have even noticed, but last night at 11:23 p.m. a 4.5 magnitude earthquake had Orange and L.A. County residents a little shook up.
The earthquake was centered 2 miles from Yorba Linda, according to the USGS, and was followed soon after by a series of aftershocks, including one just a minute later that registered 2.7.
In Los Angeles, the Fire Department completed a city-wide procedural assessment just after midnight, and reported no injuries or significant damage. The Orange County Fire Department reported the same.
Of course, many people turned to Twitter to share their quake experience:
You know you live in California when there's an #earthquake & the first thing people do is update their Facebook status or start tweeting.
— Karen Zhou (@kzhou1) August 8, 2012
Uh oh,who the f is gonna make pizza happen 4 @Cher n me now...RT @tiffanyrinehart: Earthquake?didn't feel it.I've also been drinkin
— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) August 8, 2012
Shake! Shake! Shake! Mmmm... shake'n bake =) #earthquake
— Meatball The Bear (@TheGlendaleBear) August 8, 2012
UPDATE 9:47 AM: A 4.1 earthquake struck the same area at 9:33 Wednesday morning. More info here.