New images emerge after 4.4 earthquake strikes Los Angeles(720P_HD)

Dangerous earthquake 4.4

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00:00This morning, millions in Los Angeles on alert for potential aftershocks.

00:08After that startling 4.4 magnitude earthquake rattled Southern California.

00:12Oh man, that's pretty strong.

00:15It felt like the wall was being taken out below me.

00:17It felt like the whole ground was going away from under me.

00:20The epicenter just north of downtown LA, happening around 12.20 p.m. Monday.

00:25Whoa, whoa, that is a real one, guys.

00:28The ESPN studio shaking as the quake struck while they were live on air.

00:32We have a bit of an earthquake here in Los Angeles, so we're just going to make sure

00:36that our studio lights, everything stays safe, everything's shaking.

00:39The tremor breaking a sprinkler pipe at Pasadena City Hall and briefly trapping one person

00:44in an elevator.

00:45We have an additional elevator entrapment.

00:48Students seen here evacuating buildings on their first day back to school.

00:52We put our heads under the table and we hold on to the table.

00:58Officials now telling teachers to prepare their students for larger earthquakes.

01:03We want people to be prepared, not scared.

01:06School's starting, vacation's ending, we need to get in that mindset of preparedness now.

01:13While there was no substantial damage or injuries found across LA County, officials using this

01:18time to warn people to be prepared for an earthquake, reminding folks, if you feel

01:23any shaking, that's your cue to drop, cover, and hold on.

01:28Melissa Adan, ABC News, Los Angeles.