Jason Merritt/Getty Images; Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for NAACP Image Awards; Steve Granitz/WireImageA shallow, magnitude-4.4 earthquake occurred in L.A. Monday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Luckily, the city's fire and police departments had no reports of damage or injury.
According to the USGS, the earthquake was centered two miles north of Sherman Oaks. Its epicenter was six miles from Beverly Hills, seven miles from Universal City and seven miles from Santa Monica. The tremor occurred at 6:25 a.m. PDT, and as expected, dozens of celebrities tweeted about it.
For their West Coast broadcasts, NBC's Today and CBS This Morning both led with news of the earthquake before segueing into coverage of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. Local station KABC, meanwhile, preempted Good Morning America to stick with local coverage of the earthquake.
Natures alarm clock for me: earthquake.
? Lucy Hale (@lucyhale) March 17, 2014Safe. All good. Thanks. Big enuf to wake and shake but not too bad.
? scott foley (@scottkfoley) March 17, 2014Not going to lie. That woke me up & that scared the shit out of me. Can't say I've never felt an earthquake anymore...
? Dianna Agron (@DiannaAgron) March 17, 2014I also find it funny I thought to check twitter to make sure it WAS an earthquake, not the world coming to an end. Half kidding...half not.
? Dianna Agron (@DiannaAgron) March 17, 2014This made me giggle. @LAScanner LAPD says not to call 911 about the earthquake. They are "well aware" of it.
? Dianna Agron (@DiannaAgron) March 17, 2014Nice wake up earth! Geez
? christina applegate (@1capplegate) March 17, 2014What's that!! An earthquake? YES! RUN! ..WAIT!.. before you get to safety you gotta write on twitter.... EARTHQUAKE!
? Trevor Donovan (@TrevDon) March 17, 2014Finally got my first earthquake. Michael is guessing 5.3 on Andy Richter scale, but we are really not experts. His first guess was "demons"
? Cecily Strong (@cecilybecily) March 17, 2014Earthquake was scary? Were all ok though! Anyone else feel it?
? Kim Kardashian (@KimKardashian) March 17, 2014Okay, that was intense. Just shook me out of bed. #earthquake
? Josh Gad (@joshgad) March 17, 2014That was a big one. Everyone okay out there? #earthquake
? Jon Cryer (@MrJonCryer) March 17, 2014Oh my god that earthquake just scared the shit out of me! My heart is racing! Whoa dude
? krysten ritter (@Krystenritter) March 17, 2014OMG! Did anyone just feel that Earthquake? So scary, woke me up out of an already scary nightmare. I hate earthquakes. :(
? Paris Hilton (@ParisHilton) March 17, 2014Wow !!! Just felt a huge earth Quake . Shook me almost off the bed . No joke
? Derek Hough (@derekhough) March 17, 2014That was way too scary...
? Kaley Cuoco Sweeting (@KaleyCuoco) March 17, 2014Ok la that earthquake was scary. No more please!
? Jenna Dewan Tatum (@jennaldewan) March 17, 2014Officially ready to move back to Canada. That earthquake still has me shaking.
? Shenae Beech (@shenaegrimes) March 17, 2014Besafe y'all ?? that was my 1st time ever feeling a earthquake out here in LA
? SEAN KINGSTON © (@SeanKingston) March 17, 2014Finally got my first earthquake. Michael is guessing 5.3 on Andy Richter scale, but we are really not experts. His first guess was "demons"
? Cecily Strong (@cecilybecily) March 17, 2014Andy richter Scale is more of a coolness thing stemming from his work on a Strangers With Candy as that show was my everything.
? Cecily Strong (@cecilybecily) March 17, 2014Earthquake! 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, 2014Holy earthquake! So scary. Our house just rumbled really hard.
? Brad Goreski (@mrbradgoreski) March 17, 2014earthquake felt while playing happy by pharrell on radio
? Ryan Seacrest (@RyanSeacrest) March 17, 2014Cali fam...you guys okay? I see the quake woke quite a few of us up!
? Queen Latifah (@IAMQUEENLATIFAH) March 17, 2014Wheeeee! #earthquake
? Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) March 17, 2014OMG. Biggest earthquake I've ever felt
? Ashley Benson (@AshBenzo) March 17, 2014Ugh... Hate waking up that way -still shook
— Jessica Alba (@jessicaalba) March 17, 2014Nothin like being shook out of bed by a 4.4 earthquake!!! Hoping it's not a pre-quake. All good in Malibu, on our way to school
— Brooke Burke-Charvet (@brookeburke) March 17, 2014Good morning guys! We are all safe! Hope everyone else is too??not the most pleasant way to wake up with everything shaking ??
— Hilary Duff (@HilaryDuff) March 17, 2014Earthquake- check! Cold- check! Breakfast in bed- check! It's been a very eventful morning and it's only 8:42 am #mymantakincareofme #loved
— Ashley Tisdale (@ashleytisdale) March 17, 2014(Originally posted on Monday, March 17, 2014, at 7:48 a.m. PDT)