Los Angeles has been hit by a 3.9-magnitude earthquake - leaving the red carpet backdrop at the Oscars afterparties shaking.

At exactly 4:30:55 a.m. on Jan. 17, 1994, Los Angeles was rocked by a magnitude 6.7 earthquake that caused catastrophic damage, particularly near the epicenter in the San Fernando Valley.

There's little to no risk of earthquake-induced landslides, she says. " Big earthquakes can cause landslides, but it needs to be at least about the magnitude of the Northridge earthquake," she says.

At exactly 4:30:55 a.m. on Jan. 17, 1994, Los Angeles was rocked by a magnitude 6.7 earthquake that caused catastrophic damage, particularly near the epicenter in the San Fernando Valley.

Los Angeles has been hit by a 3.9-magnitude earthquake - leaving ... quake in Los Angeles' recent history was the 1994 Northridge earthquake, which killed 57 people and caused an estimated $ ...