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#LAQuake Becomes “Twitter Trend” after 4.4 Shaker Wakes Up Southern California

A 4.4 Earthquake was felt in a wide area of Los Angeles County and Southern California early Monday morning.  It appears that no major damage was done from the incident.  Within minutes, people who felt the shaker took to social media sites, including Twitter where the hash tag #LAQuake became a leading trend.

Did you feel it?  Hit our comment section below.

Event Time

  1. 2014-03-17 13:25:36 UTC
  2. 2014-03-17 06:25:36 UTC-07:00 at epicenter
  3. 2014-03-17 06:25:36 UTC-07:00 system time

Location

34.135°N 118.486°W depth=9.9km (6.1mi)

Nearby Cities

  1. 9km (6mi) NNW of Westwood, California
  2. 10km (6mi) NW of Beverly Hills, California
  3. 12km (7mi) W of Universal City, California
  4. 12km (7mi) N of Santa Monica, California
  5. 562km (349mi) SSE of Sacramento, California

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