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Early Morning Earthquake Jolts Los Angeles Area
The earthquake was centered in the Silver Lake area. Did you feel it?
SILVER LAKE, CA — A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck just over half a mile east south east of Silver Lake early Saturday morning, according to the USGS.
The quake hit around 2:16 a.m. Residents in the surrounding area, including in Santa Monica and South Gate, reported feeling the earthquake, according to the USGS' self-reporting "did you feel it" feature.
The earthquake was about 6 kilometers deep, according to the USGS.
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Several people reported feeling the quake via social media, including actress Olivia Munn and Reddit co-founded Alexis Ohanian.
Ground just moved! Anyone felt that #earthquake ? #KoreatownLA
— Alex Moreno (@LaurenSivan1fan) February 17, 2018
My first LA earthquake. I think?
— Alexis Ohanian Sr. (@alexisohanian) February 17, 2018
Did anyone else in LA feel something just now that felt like an earthquake? The whole house shook for about 3 seconds and woke me up
— om (@oliviamunn) February 17, 2018
Did you feel it? Report whether you felt the shaking to USGS.
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