Earthquake-Los Angeles

On the 18th of May 2009 Los Angeles was hit with an earthquake of a magnitude of 4.7. It happened at around 8:30 pm local time and was around 10 miles south-west of downtown Los Angeles. There were three aftershocks after this earthquake with a magnitude of 3.1. Books and items fell crashing to the ground and windows where smashed. This was a light earthquake compared to some of the ones Los Angeles face as sometimes bridges and houses are knocked down. If you are ever somewhere and there is an earthquake drop to the ground. Crawl under a sturdy table and don’t come out until the shaking as stopped. If there is no table crawl into a corner away from windows or stand under a doorway. You have to do these things because the doorway is a lot more sturdy so it will be more likely to stay standing during the shaking.