An earthquake rattled Los Angeles at 11:42 am today. And it most certainly rattled me. This was my first earthquake and a 5.4 on the Richter scale is about as shaky as i ever want to experience.

Since the earthquake shook Hollywood, here are our 10 favorite films featuring a quake. (Hat tip to Blair for all of his help!)

1) Superman (1978)

2) Earthquake

3) A View to a Kill

4) Knocked Up

Trivia: According to the DVD commentary, Jay Baruchel made a deal with director Judd Apatow that he would be the naked guy in the earthquake scene if he didn’t have to ride the rollarcoaster, because of his fear. Apatow of course broke this by making Baruchel ride, so the part of the naked guy went to ‘Jason Segal.”

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It’s May 16th, I’m Gina Telaroli and this is TakePart.com’s look at the week in social action…

Central China was hit with a devastating earthquake today measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale. The quake is the worst to strike the world’s most populous country in decades. The state-run Xinhua News Agency currently estimates over 8,500 people have perished as a result of the disaster, tragically including 900 students who were trapped under the rubble of their collapsed school.

The epicenter of the quake was in Sichuan province, in the hilly region of the Middle Kingdom leading up to the Tibetan plateau, but its force caused skyscrapers in Shanghai and Taipei to sway. The shockwaves were felt as far away as Thailand and Vietnam. You can view video of the quake shot by a student in Sichuan province after the jump:

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