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After multiple days of stormy weather, the L.A. area received another reminder of the power of Mother Nature.
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck roughly 6 miles west of Malibu in the Santa Monica Mountains at 1:47 p.m. Friday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Although no serious injuries or damage was reported, the temblor was unnerving for many L.A.-area residents.
“We were eating lunch,” Malibu resident Alan Aldefer told KTLA’s Sandra Mitchell about the moment the quake struck. “And all of sudden, all of the bottles started falling off the bar. It was pretty scary.”
KTLA obtained videos from some residents that showed how people reacted to the sudden shaking.
The original 4.6 earthquake was followed by more than a dozen aftershocks, all of which were recorded at below 3.0. Still, the shaking had some locals concerned about a potentially life-threatening event.
“Back-and-forth, back-and-forth,” recalled longtime Malibu resident Ted Vail of the shaking. “I was about ready to head outside to get out of the house because I thought things were going to start crashing down.”
The Governor’s Office of Emergency Services is reminding Californians to download the My Shake App for free. It will alert users about any earthquakes that have a magnitude of 4.5 or stronger through a technology that uses ground motion sensors that detect quakes before humans can.
The Los Angeles Fire Department activated its Earthquake Mode, which involves crews from all 106 fire stations surveying critical infrastructure, including freeway overpasses, apartment buildings, dams, power lines, and large areas of assembly, such as Dodger Stadium. The process was completed by Friday afternoon.
Friday’s quake occurred exactly 53 years after a catastrophic 6.6 magnitude quake struck Sylmar in L.A’s San Fernando Valley, killing 64 people.
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