Los Angeles Earthquake – 5.0 Magnitude

Whoah, there were 3 earthquakes at 8:39pm today. The main one was a 5.0 earthquake located in the greater Los Angeles area along with a 3.1 and 2.7 aftershock.

I was sitting down eating my dinner and then all of a sudden I felt a jolt going back and forth. It took several seconds for me to comprehend what it was. At first I thought I was just dizzy, and then I thought it was possibly my neighbor above being loud–my neighbor tends to walk very heavily. Then I saw my TV started to shake along with my clothes hanging on my kitchen bar counter.  Then seconds later, I saw other items in my apartment starting to sway. So I got up and stood under my doorway (just in case).

It was pretty thrilling, although that may not be the best word to use. It sure got my heart pumping.  Luckily, this one didn’t last too long–about 10-20 seconds. And it sounds like judging by KCAL 9 and KTLA news, everyone seems to be alright, so that’s good.

Here’s a screenshot of the quake that just happened: