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4.4 Earthquake Wakes Up Los Angeles
Good morning, Los Angeles! We had a rude awakening this morning when a 4.4 magnitude earthquake rumbled through town.
The USGS said the quake was centered about 6 miles Northwest of Westwood (initially they said it was a 4.7). The quake at 6.25 a.m. shook at about a depth of 5 miles.
So far we haven't heard of any serious damage:
#LAquake #CAquake The greater #LosAngeles area has experienced a [preliminary] M 4.7 #earthquake no reports yet of quake injury or damage.
— LAFD (@LAFD) March 17, 2014
But the jolt was enough to knock over dishes:
Felt that quake in studio city. Broken glass in our apt #laquake pic.twitter.com/7PjsktAgU8
— Andrew (@andrewveis) March 17, 2014
And freak out the morning news crews:
This could affect your morning commute if you take Metro:
Due to an #earthquake, there will be minor delays on all Metro Rail lines while we inspect tracks and equipment. Update to follow. ^JRA
— LA Metro (@metrolosangeles) March 17, 2014
Tell us about your rude awakening in the comments!
Update 7:01 a.m.: Looks like we're all clear on the Metro:
UPDATE : All Metro Rail lines resuming normal service following earlier systemwide #earthquake inspection; no damage reported. ^JRA
— LA Metro (@metrolosangeles) March 17, 2014
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