Laguna Beach was rattled by an earthquake,...

Laguna Beach was rattled by an earthquake, measured at 4.9, that

shook a wide swath of Southern California at 1:53 p.m. Thursday. The

quake was centered in Yucaipa in San Bernardino County, according to

seismologists.

Some reportedly ran out of downtown offices, but others stayed put

until the shaking stopped. No injuries were reported, but a geologist

had a scarey moment when he was 60 feet down into a hole on Flamingo

Road in the center of the Bluebird Canyon landslide zone, said Capt.

Danell Adams.

“One of my officers, at the time of the quake, could clearly hear

him yelling, ‘Get me out!’ He was on a cable on a crane and was

quickly pulled out of the hole,” Adams said. There was no movement in

the slide zone.

Police received a few calls from residents seeking information

after the quake occurred.