Earthquake Hits LA & It Feels Like the End of the World

There’s nothing worse than being woken up by an earthquake

pocoima earthquake — Photo: Twitter/@lastquake

July 30, 2020 - 11:19

There’s nothing worse than being woken up by an earthquake. But that’s exactly what happened this morning just north of Los Angeles. A 4.2 quake, centered in Pacoima — about 23 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles — struck this morning at around 4:30 a.m. You know, just about the time you’re knee-deep in a second dream. But pretty much everyone in the LA area felt this one:

M4.2 #earthquake (#sismo) strikes 33 km NW of Los Angeles (#California) 4 min ago. Effects reported by eyewitnesses: pic.twitter.com/Qt3jNJcSXT

— EMSC (@LastQuake) July 30, 2020

The United States Geological Survey originally said that the earthquake was a 4.5 but then downgraded it to a 4.2, according to CNN. But if you ask Twitter, the earthquake means two different things to people: it’s either “the big one” or “I’m going back to bed.”

Here are our favorite earthquake tweets:

We are all Will Smith right now.

https://twitter.com/10_daanny/status/1288804823094030336

“me thinking it was a 9.0 #earthquake to go on Twitter to find out it was a 4.5.”

“There are two types of Los Angelenos during an #earthquake: The “f*ck was that” and the “am I dead”

There are two types of Los Angelans during an #earthquake:

The "fuck was that" and the "am i dead" pic.twitter.com/XWkUnDWd87

— bones ⛧ 🆓🇵🇸 (@EwAMirror) July 30, 2020

Normally an earthquake, while it can feel like the end of the world, is a common occurrence in California. However, under the current 2020 circumstances: COVID-19, Trump’s more insane than ever, economy is a disaster, we don’t need the earth to be shaking.

We just can’t catch a break.

Us begging 2020 for a crumb of mercy #earthquake pic.twitter.com/X5FRcmJWhz

— honey princess🍯 (@whosdeannalee) July 30, 2020

“Us begging 2020 for a crumb of mercy #earthquake” our sentiments exactly.”

Blame it on the San Andreas.

https://twitter.com/kneebeater/status/1288808212326518786

“I am tired yet San Andreas fault started popping and locking, bitch its 4am go the hell to sleep. You ain’t paying no Bills to be keeping me awake. #earthquake.”

There’s no way you’re going back to bed now.

https://twitter.com/allyours213/status/1288812754157973504

“Me in my bed waiting for the big one to hit so I can go back to sleep #earthquake“

Just ride it out.

https://twitter.com/KTNaderi/status/1288807923762659328

Or get the f*ck out of bed.

Hey, when you need an excuse to text your ex, an earthquake is a good a time as any.

https://twitter.com/donchulooo/status/1288805839944298497

“damn that earthquake was big no cap. sorta reminded me of how you shook my world. maybe this was a sign to text you. anyways hope you n the fam are doing good text me if anything.”

Put some pants on!

https://twitter.com/sydenom/status/1288804777367752704

Let this be a reminder, if you live in California, never go to sleep in the nude or in your undies because you will be exposed in the middle of the night when that quake starts up.