Residents in Los Angeles had a surprise awakening for St. Patrick’s Day when a earthquake rattled the city before dawn.
The 4.4-magnitude quake, dubbed the Shamrock Shake, was centered 2 miles from Encino and 15 miles west-northwest of the downtown civic center, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Robert Graves, a USGS seismologist, said it was a “typical” Southern California quake and expected little to no damage.
Local news anchors Chris Schauble and Megan Henderson of KTLA-TV were caught off-guard when the quake struck during their live broadcast. The video of their reaction has already gone viral and it’s no wonder — it’s hilarious.
Seriously funny!
Schauble quickly changed his twitter profile pic and tweeted his adventures.
The many faces of @ChrisKTLA during the #earthquake pic.twitter.com/nXzyWnm6FD
— KTLA Entertainment (@ktla_ent_dept) March 17, 2014
It's already my profile pic! "@WilliamBautista: @ChrisKTLA this pic will now be my screen saver lol”
— Chris Schauble (@ChrisKTLA) March 17, 2014
Deservedly so! "@SincerelySelly: @ChrisKTLA you know I'm going to use that picture for everything now right”
— Chris Schauble (@ChrisKTLA) March 17, 2014
Seems like the first reaction of celebrities was to grab their phones to tweet their experiences to the Twitterverse.
here's how it goes now…"oh my God, earthquake…where's my phone? I have to tweet!"
— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) March 17, 2014
Portia and I woke up and all of the furniture was in a different place. Then we remembered we moved. #earthquake
— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) March 17, 2014
Earthquake #own #wheresOprahwhenyouneedher #http://t.co/OTc4Zqkt6Q
— Lindsay Lohan (@lindsaylohan) March 17, 2014
Earthquake was scary? Were all ok though! Anyone else feel it?
— Kim Kardashian (@KimKardashian) March 17, 2014
earthquake felt while playing happy by pharrell on radio
— Ryan Seacrest (@RyanSeacrest) March 17, 2014
This earthquake just made me re-evaluate my entire life. lol. I swear it felt like the entire house… http://t.co/EWFxS7dCNc
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) March 17, 2014
Ugh… Hate waking up that way -still shook
— Jessica Alba (@jessicaalba) March 17, 2014
Earthquake! I leapt out bed to check on the kids. They slept right through it, and couldn't have cared less.
— Elizabeth Banks (@ElizabethBanks) March 17, 2014
Wow !!! Just felt a huge earth Quake . Shook me almost off the bed . No joke
— Derek Hough (@derekhough) March 17, 2014
I dvrd the quake so I'm just feeling it now
— Howie Mandel (@howiemandel) March 17, 2014
Earthquake had some positives. Woke my kids up early and we were at school on time for a first.
— Jerry O'Connell (@MrJerryOC) March 17, 2014
Hey everybody , just had an earthquake here… My bed was shakin!! Nothin broke, nobody hurt… All good..
— Richie Sambora (@TheRealSambora) March 17, 2014
Just arrived to survey the destruction from this morning's earthquake. RIP Mike. #wewillrebuild #shamrockshake pic.twitter.com/Kf0R63dOkG
— Writers Guild Found. (@WritersGuildF) March 17, 2014
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