Celebs Felt the Earthquake in L.A. Last Night and Sort of Freaked Out: 'I Almost Peed My Pants'
While most of the east coast slumbered, residents of L.A. felt the effects of a 3.6 magnitude earthquake on Monday night — including some of Hollywood’s biggest stars.
According to the United States Geological Survey, the quake hit the Westwood Village area around 11:20 p.m. local time with SoCal residents feeling tremors everywhere from Los Angeles to Costa Mesa, Upland, the Pacific Palisades and more.
While no injuries or damage has been reported yet, celebrities were vocal about the shaking on Twitter.
Kim Kardashian West, for one, was wide awake after the quake — telling a friend that while her husband Kanye West and kids North and Saint West had gone back to bed, she was still feeling the rush of being jolted out of her sleep by the earthquake.
I flew outta bed on the heels of my husband to grab our son..they are both back asleep...I am not ????
— Sarah Nakamura (@FeroshFabLife) September 19, 2017
#earthquake #emmys2017 #goodtimes @ryanmichelleb
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Sameeeee https://t.co/rkzd1uZdLK
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) September 19, 2017
The Keeping Up with the Kardashians star even offered a helping hand to actress and friend Malika Haqq, who said she was too scared to sleep alone.
I hate an earthquake. Def a moment I wish I didn't live alone.
— Malika (@ForeverMalika) September 19, 2017
Wanna come sleep over? https://t.co/iUKvbZysqm
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) September 19, 2017
Yes! I'm so scared https://t.co/fIhdS4uVqI
— Malika (@ForeverMalika) September 19, 2017
Texting you https://t.co/Xa8CcGvdB5
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) September 19, 2017
Kylie Jenner and her BFF Jordyn Woods were scared — the Kylie Cosmetics maven sharing a tweet to her pal from The Walking Dead.
When you feel an #earthquake for two seconds and act like you just survived something pic.twitter.com/tl70pplpKA
— The Walking Dead (@TheWalkingDead) September 19, 2017
We really thought it was over.
— Jordyn Woods (@jordynwoods) September 19, 2017
Chrissy Teigen felt it, noting that the quake was the first she’s experienced in Los Angeles since giving birth to
it woke me up and I almost peed my pants. first earthquake since giving birth. I am definitely peeing for anything bigger
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) September 19, 2017
Billy on the Street star Billy Eichner wasn’t too pleased, seeing as the quake pulled focus from his 39th birthday celebrations.
Of course there's an earthquake on my birthday.
— billy eichner (@billyeichner) September 19, 2017
He and Teigen then had some fun together in the earthquake’s aftermath.
— billy eichner (@billyeichner) September 19, 2017
The kiosk man who forces u to try lotion...has passed
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) September 19, 2017
Josh Gad, whose new movie Marshall hits theaters Oct. 13, poked fun of himself for his own response to the quake. After explaining that he had put a glass of a water on his night stands when the shaking started, he spent time scrolling Twitter rather than check on his two young daughters, Ava and Isabella.
Holy cow. Everyone feel that? #earthquake
— Josh Gad (@joshgad) September 19, 2017
I literally put a glass of water down on my night stand and the whole room started shaking. I was so beyond confused. #earthquake
— Josh Gad (@joshgad) September 19, 2017
I probably should have run immediately to my children's room to secure them, but I monitored Twitter responses instead. Oh well. #earthquake
— Josh Gad (@joshgad) September 19, 2017
Here are how some other stars reacted to the earthquake:
oh sorry guys the earthquake was the from the bass in this new track i’m working on
— chandler riggs (@chandlerriggs) September 19, 2017
I really wish I hadn't read that scary Earthquake article the other day.
— Ruby Rose (@RubyRose) September 19, 2017
If you are in the #LosAngeles area and felt the earthquake.. have a flash light next to your bed or near you.
— Wilmer Valderrama (@WValderrama) September 19, 2017
Our pitbull barked at the #earthquake and scared it and now you are all safe again so go back to bed
— Rob Huebel (@robhuebel) September 19, 2017
Wow shoutout to LA homies for getting #Earthquake trending within 5 minutes y'all are great ????
— Kira Kosarin (@kirakosarin) September 19, 2017
I was fast asleep during that earthquake. Now I'm like... pic.twitter.com/mI8gJcjdwK
— Josh Weinstein (@Joshstrangehill) September 19, 2017
I JUST FELT MY FIRST EARTHQUAKE & I DONT LIKE IT
— Aaron Carpenter (@AaronCarpenter) September 19, 2017
Holy Shit. I just experienced my first Los Angeles earthquake and I am literally SHOOK pic.twitter.com/V07emShWCi
— Rachel Richardson (@RachelARich) September 19, 2017
Okay, anyone else in West LA just feel a big shaker? Had to have been at least a 4.5 quake. Rattled my apt. HARD. #LAEarthquake
— LA_Beth (@LA_Beth) September 19, 2017
Missed the earthquake cause we were bowling of course
— Jason Isbell (@JasonIsbell) September 19, 2017
#earthquake Every window rattled ... all quiet now.
— Challen Cates (@ChallenCates) September 19, 2017
Earthquake right under our house. 6 miles down. Luckily 3.6. Just one jolt.
— Michael Eisner (@Michael_Eisner) September 19, 2017
Can one have #Earthquake fomo?
— Rachel D. McRady (@rachelmcrady) September 19, 2017
The USGS said Monday light to moderate shaking — categorized as intensity 4 and 5 —was felt in some parts of California, but would not be enough to cause significant damage.
The government research group defines intensity 5 shaking as moderate, or “felt by nearly everyone; many awakened. Some dishes, windows broken. Unstable objects overturned. Pendulum clocks may stop.”
Intensity 4 shaking, or light shaking, can awaken residents, shake dishes, and cause walls, widows and doors to make a crackling sound. They compare it to the sensation of “a heavy truck striking a building.”
“We get these size earthquakes fairly frequently,” the U.S. Geological Survey seismologist Zachary Reeves told The Los Angeles Times. “Any severe damage would be pretty unlikely.”