Earthquake !

You may have heard about this on the news.

This morning at 6:25 AM there was a minor earthquake in the greater Los Angeles area.

This is a small part of a longer article from the L.A. Times:

The magnitude 4.4 earthquake that struck near Westwood early Monday was a "rude awakening" for Angelenos who remain vulnerable to being caught unprepared by a major temblor, Mayor Eric Garcetti said.

The earthquake that struck in Sherman Oaks at 6:25 a.m. was the most significant shake in Southern California since a 5.5-earthquake hit Chino Hills in 2008. It was followed up by seven smaller temblors, with two registering as magnitude 2.5 or greater, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

As we were still jet lagged, we got up very early around 3:30 AM, neither of us felt anything.

The news media have been in a feeding frenzy trying to make something out of this.

The best they could come up with was some woman who had an ornament fall off the shelf and was broken.

However, now you know why we have the earthquake cupboard.

More from the UK trip soon.

Best wishes,

Ciao Bella,

Norm