I'm terrified': Californians share chilling details as 4.2 magnitude earthquake rocks the state
MALIBU, CALIFRONIA: On Wednesday, January 25, at around 10 am, California was shaken by two strong earthquakes.The first tremor's magnitude has been estimated by the United States Geological Survey to be around 4.2. A short while later, people in the state felt the second jolt. In response to the earthquake, the Los Angeles Fire Department went into earthquake mode, which, according to LAFD, involved conducting a strategic assessment of all significant "areas of concern," as reported by KTLA.
Soon after feeling the jolt, numerous netizens shared their frightining experiences on Twitter. A horrified Twitter user expressed his horrific fear and wrote, "Not me grabbing Elise in my arms in bed just staring at the ceiling absolutely paralyzed and unable to move, already preparing to see the bright light… please make it stop already, I'm terrified #earthquake #California."
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A different user wrote, "To all my friends and followers in California I hope you all are safe after the earthquake." A third Twitter user penned down their experience during the calamity and wrote, "I've been in California my whole life and I think I've only experienced one semi strong earthquake. It's really not as much of a concern as most ppl think lol."
A Twitter user pointed how "freaky" was the expereince of the natural disaster and wrote, "Watching Californiacation at my beach loft in Venice and booom! Shake rattle and roll. That was freaky." Another user wrote, "After experiencing my first real California earthquake, I've decided I'm good without them. Thanks though." Another user wrote, "California 4.2 #earthquake wakes you up and seems big until you look at the Ring of Fire map, and see those 6s in South America."
A timid user wrote, "Any of my friends in California feel the #earthquake ? I'm reading up on pole shift and now this. 2023 is quite the reward for surviving the pandemic." The last user humorously wrote, "LMAO YEAH everyone in California just likes to be dramatic,, it was a baby earthquake it's all good."
Not me grabbing Elise in my arms in bed just staring at the ceiling absolutely paralyzed and unable to move, already preparing to see the bright light… please make it stop already, I’m terrified #earthquake #California
— cute cheerleader (@qt_cheerleader) January 25, 2023
To all my friends and followers in California I hope you all are safe after the earthquake
— Steve johnson (@Coffeebeansteve) January 25, 2023
I’ve been in California my whole life and I think I’ve only experienced one semi strong earthquake. It’s really not as much of a concern as most ppl think lol.
— caliphornia QING (@caliphorniaqing) January 25, 2023
Watching Californiacation at my beach loft in Venice and booom! Shake rattle and roll. That was freaky #earthquake #California #venice #santamonica #MALIBU
— Walter The Pug (@unclewalterpug) January 25, 2023
After experiencing my first real California earthquake, I’ve decided I’m good without them. Thanks though :upside_down_face:
— Steph McKean (@stephmckean22) January 25, 2023
California 4.2 #earthquake wakes you up and seems big until you look at the Ring of Fire map, and see those 6s in South America. :anguished: pic.twitter.com/To6DV9JDX6
— DR:sunflower: (@daesr1) January 25, 2023
Any of my friends in California feel the #earthquake ?
— heliothorn (@heliothorn) January 25, 2023
I’m reading up on pole shift and now this. 2023 is quite the reward for surviving the pandemic :exploding_head: https://t.co/cqZv9LsScm
Earlier another strong earthquake of magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck northern California jolted people awake, destroyed roads and buildings, and left tens of thousands of homes without power. The quake has been blamed for two fatalities. According to surveys taken by the United States Geological Survey, the jolt was felt along miles of the western coast. Following the earthquake, the area experienced 80 powerful aftershocks, some of which had a magnitude of 4.6, as reported by The Guardian.
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