March 3 (UPI) -- A preliminary magnitude-3.9 earthquake shook Los Angeles just hours after the end of the Academy Awards. The U.S. Geological Survey said the 10:13 p.m. PST earthquake, with a depth of about 9.5 miles, was centered about 1.24 miles east-southeast of North Hollywood.

Host Conan O’Brien brought out members of the Los Angeles Fire Department to a standing ovation from the theater. He then had them read out jokes from the teleprompter. “Everyone in the audience has to laugh,

The earthquake struck shortly after the 97th Academy Awards ended on Sunday, Mar. 2 Los Angeles was hit with a 3.9-magnitude earthquake following the Academy Awards on Sunday, March 2. The earthquake struck the L.