A fault line we didn't even know to be scared of flares up—and Angelenos react with GIFs

Another tectonic warning that "the big one" we’ve been told to fear could come at any time rolled through the region last night when at 5.2 magnitude earthquake hit near the desert town of Borrego Springs. While the population is fairly sparse immediately around the epicenter and the rumbles were subtle enough that many LA residents reported sleeping right through the whole thing, it nonetheless served as a scary (and for some, literal) wake-up call.

This quake was centered along what is known as the San Jacinto fault line. No movie starring The Rock has yet been made about this fault line, but the LA Times reports that experts consider it to be at least as active and dangerous as the more famous San Andres. Worse yet, it runs for a 130 mile stretch cutting through the Inland Empire, meaning more people live directly atop the San Jacinto, potentially putting them directly in harm’s way should the predicted 7.5 quake eventually strike.

Scary future predictions aside, we’re grateful to report that this particular shaker was pretty much harmless. It was just enough to stir some Angelenos out of sleep long enough to tweet about it. Here are some our our favorite reactions to the quake, captured in GIFs. 

Be careful out there everyone! #LosAngeles #earthquake pic.twitter.com/a7AkZ4GHmR

— InTheFreshLA (@InTheFreshLA) June 10, 2016

Bein from Cali, an earthquake isn't scary until pictures fall off the walls. Anything under a 6.0 is just like pic.twitter.com/PMNVyzheoV

— Timothy DeLaGhetto (@TimothyDeLaG) June 10, 2016

Californians waiting on the aftershock #earthquake pic.twitter.com/TZ02ljNwD6

— Ethan Williams (@ethan22williams) June 10, 2016

Worrying about the next one like. #earthquake pic.twitter.com/GIRLU2eOBE

— Kayla Marie (@kmrfashion) June 10, 2016

This is not the way I want to start my summer worrying about when the next one will hit #Earthquake pic.twitter.com/TBeUstNNWT

— jeff (@VintagePapi) June 10, 2016

While everyone was posting about the #earthquake, here I was... pic.twitter.com/LUeOsg9nBx

— The LA Girl (@thelagirl) June 10, 2016