A 4.4-magnitude earthquake rattled residents from the San Fernando Valley to Long Beach Monday, but

(17 Mar 2014) The quake was felt across Southern California, jarring people awake and making them worry. Caltech seismatologist Egill Hauksson said that a magnitude 4.4 earthquake started Monday morning at 6:25, about two miles south of Encino. He said "it was widely felt in particularly San Fernando Valley and the Los Angeles basin, all the way throughout Orange County and as far as up to Santa Barbara." Van Nuys resident April Bynum said the quake was really scary, because she didn't know if it was a small quake close by, or a really big quake far away. But she recovered in time to get dressed in a green necklace and bright green pants for St. Patrick's Day. "The first jolt was like a boom. Then it shook a second time, maybe 5-7 seconds. But it was really, really scary," Bynum said. The little temblors are good reminders to be prepared for the big one, she said. She says keeps an earthquake kit and an extra pair of shoes under her bed. "I was in bed and I heard the rumbling. The bed was moving," Rania Jurdi, a school therapist who lives in Glendale. Jurdi said that's only proof that her two teenagers can sleep through anything. She and her husband woke them up and gave them a talk about earthquake preparedness. Hauksson says that several more smaller aftershocks are still expected in the next few days. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...