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An earthquake has woken every Twitter user in Los Angeles at 6.30am

Shakey wakey.

Mar 17th 2014, 2:17 PM 5,124 Views 0 Comments

A 4.7 MAGNITUDE earthquake has struck in Southern California, not causing an significant damage, but waking celebrities and Twitter users across Los Angeles.

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According to USA Today the epicentre of the quake was around six miles from Westwood in Los Angeles, while the Associated Press reports that it occurred about five miles underground.

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Meanwhile the LAPD was forced to issue this most obvious of alerts:

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Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson meanwhile put it all in perspective:

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While this guy used to to tweet an important public service announcement:

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Here’s the final hour montage of Phantom FM and the last song played>

Brilliant St Patrick’s Day correction from the New York Times>

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An earthquake has woken every Twitter user in Los Angeles at 6.30am

Shakey wakey.

Here’s the final hour montage of Phantom FM and the last song played>