For the past few months, people all over the world have been scared of earthquakes. Recently, the city of Los Angeles in Southern California was once again shaken by an earthquake whose magnitude was 4.7 on the Richter scale. According to the US Earthquake Survey, the epicenter of the earthquake was four miles north of the city of Malibu and it was recorded at a depth of about seven miles from the earth.
The tremors were so strong that they were felt 45 miles away from Orange County. Although there is no news of any casualties due to the earthquake, but big stones fell on the roads. People described their scary experience after the earthquake. Apart from this, they also shared their experiences on social media. Hollywood celebrities expressed their reaction to the earthquake by tweeting.
People saw their houses shaking due to the earthquake
According to the information received, due to the tremors of the earthquake, people fell on the roads as big as mountains in Malibu city. Apart from this, people ran out of their houses. The earthquake has come at a time when three big forest fires are raging in the east of Los Angeles city. Due to this fire, people's houses were burnt and thousands of people had to leave their homes and run away.
People shared their experiences after the earthquake
According to reports, a government official has lived in this area of Malibu for 13 years and yesterday's quake was the most severe he has ever felt. Although there was no explosion, his house shook for about 2 or 3 seconds. He was worried that windows would break. Cameras on the 115-year-old Santa Monica Pier, about 12 miles from Malibu, recorded the panic caused by the quake.