Tourist Liana V from Russia terrified after La Habra earthquake tonight in California

Tourists to Disneyland reported getting stuck on the Matterhorn ride, and rides were shut down after a strong 5.1 earthquake struck the city of La Habra, California less than 20 miles from Los Angeles

Tourists to Disneyland reported getting stuck on the Matterhorn ride, and rides were shut down after a strong 5.1 earthquake struck the city of La Habra, California less than 20 miles from Los Angeles at 9.09pm California time.

eTN reader Liana V., a visitor from Russia visiting relatives in La Habra told eTN how terrified she was after the earthquake knocked down everything in the house. At that time she was home alone. (Her photo on this article)

Visitors in movie theaters all over Southern California watching the newly released Noah movie premiere thought the earthquake was a new kind of special effect, and the feeling they had when watching the Noah picture was all too real.

eTN reporter and eyewitness Ellen Paspal from Glendora, California felt said: “This was the longest earthquake I ever felt here. I lived in California for more than 50 years. The quake followed an earlier small one aftershock are coming in constantly.”

A rockslide was recorded in Carbon Canyon in Brea, according to the Brea Police Department.

Authorities warned to expect more quakes. Visitors and residents in Southern California should go to ready.gov to find out more.
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Authorities warned to expect more aftershocks. These secondary shockwaves are usually less violent than the main quake but can be strong enough to do additional damage to weakened structures and can occur in the first hours, days, weeks, or even months after the quake.

Look for and extinguish small fires. Fire is the most common hazard after an earthquake.

Be careful when driving after an earthquake and anticipate traffic light outages.

The Los Angeles County Fire Department is no longer in earthquake mode since no major damages or injuries were reported.

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