L.A. Earthquake: Updates And Reactions
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Luckily, this morning's earthquake reportedly left Los Angeles with no real damage other than a few broken bottles and jars at supermarkets and some collectibles and picture frames falling off walls in nearby homes.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, Monday morning's 4.4 magnitude earthquake was centered about 5-1/2 miles northwest of Westwood, just south of Encino. The predawn quake struck just before 6:30am, just in time for local morning newscasts.
KTLA's now infamous in-the-moment reaction of Monday's earthquake (video above) has reached viral status on YouTube and Vine and numerous memes about the earthquake have spread throughout Twitter, Facebook, and Reddit.
Epicenter for Monday's 4.4 magnitude earthquake/via LA Times
While USGS officials laughed about KTLA anchor Chris Schauble's facial expression seen on Monday's newscast, they also reiterated that the newscaster and his co-anchor followed the correct earthquake procedure of drop-cover-hold.
Read more about Monday's L.A. earthquake at the Los Angeles Times and ABC News.
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