Earthquake in Los Angeles 06:26:15 AM, 03-17-2014.

[bemildred]

Sharp & short, so probably smallish.

[NightWatcher]

1. Saw it live on the Stephanie Miller Show

https://www.freespeech.org/

[villager]

2. felt like a big jolt here

Though luckily ended quickly...?

Am quite awake now.,,

[bemildred]

5. Well, I'd pump you about it, but I'm sure we'll be told all that soon. nt

[MindPilot]

3. M4.7 - 9km NNW of Westwood, California 2014-03-17 13:25:36 UTC

Event Time

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

Location

34.133°N 118.487°W depth=8.5km (5.3mi)
Nearby Cities

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

[bemildred]

6. Ah, west side. nt

[Kablooie]

4. Seems the epicenter is around Encino

The map places it almost exactly where the Michael Jackson's family lives.

[bemildred]

7. Yeah, that works, hope it's not a foreshock. nt

[beaglelover]

8. We have not felt one in so long.......

that was quite a wake up call. Dogs were totally freaked out. Strong rolling and bouncing here in North Hollywood. Hopefully that is it and it is not a precursor of something larger.......

[zappaman]

9. Well, I'm awake!

Only a few miles from me.
Haven't felt one like that in a while.

[villager]

10. yes on both counts

Now what? Try to grab a little more sleep, or just make coffee?

[cui bono]

11. 4.4 9km NNW of Westwood. That was a pretty good one. Jolted me awake!

Biggest since the Northridge one. Didn't last as long and not as hard but same sort of quake. Big burst and lasted a little while.

I'm about 10-13 miles farther away from Northridge now so I thought it might have been closer to the Northridge quake magnitude. Glad to hear it was 4.4. I would have thought it was bigger.

Just walked through the house looking for kitteh, who bolted off the bed, didn't really look for damage but I don't think there was any to speak of. Perhaps the house "settled" a bit more as it always does anyway since it's on a little hill.

EDITED: They dropped it to 4.4 now.

I also see on the US Geological site that it was:

M4.4 - 9km NNW of Westwood, California 2014-03-17 13:25:36 UTC

So it was in the mountains. The Getty Center was probably the closest buildings. Or maybe some houses further north of that.

[cui bono]

12. Fill out US Geological form if you felt it:

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/ci15476961#dyfi_form

Or just look at the results to see where it was felt.
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/ci15476961#dyfi