Hollywood rattled by quake

Photo: The Canadian Press

A small earthquake with an epicentre just outside Los Angeles got people all atwitter in Southern California.

The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude-3.6 quake hit at about 11:20 Monday night. Its epicentre was about six kilometres northwest of Westwood. While the quake wasn't big enough to cause much damage, the USGS says dozens of people reported feeling the tremor.

Some earthquake-hardened veterans commented on Twitter, including some in Hollywood.

Actor Josh Gad joked that he probably should have checked on his kids, but he scrolled through Twitter instead. Former CBS "Late Late Show" host Craig Ferguson quipped that the rumble had him "sitting up in bed with an automatic weapon waiting for zombies."

The quake was a trending topic on the platform early Tuesday.