The Best, Funniest, And Most Terrifying Memes About Southern California's "Hurriquake"

Southern California is really going through it.

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First, they were hit by a hurricane.

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David Mcnew / Getty Images

Then, there was an earthquake.

pic.twitter.com/ysKzw2zTdr

— Mario Lopez (@mariolopezviva) August 20, 2023

Twitter: @mariolopezviva

And thus the "hurriquake" was born.

Ummm, are we ok? pic.twitter.com/asJGIqHDrD

— Kevin McHale (@druidDUDE) August 20, 2023

Twitter: @druidDUDE

Really, it's an actual thing on Urban Dictionary.

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Because people cope with laughter in times of distress, let's look at some of the funniest reactions...

Magnitude 5.1 earthquake in Southern California as they brace for Tropical Storm HilarySounds like something out of an apocalyptic movie pic.twitter.com/YpiDlJX3d3

— Vision4theBlind (@Vision4theBlind) August 20, 2023

Twitter: @Vision4theBlind

1.

Happy Sunday! #hurriquake pic.twitter.com/pMzBvRZw7w

— Pineapple Slice 🍍 (@bashful_michael) August 20, 2023

Antonio Guillem via Shuttertstock/ Twitter: @bashful_michael

2.

God was tired of us in Cali and said #hurriquake pic.twitter.com/aHj4ayhP57

— SolSurvivor (@omarbustamove) August 20, 2023

Twitter: @omarbustamove

3.

Me praying The Hurricane goes away, then the Earthquake hits pic.twitter.com/wx38QI4Bdj

— East L.A. News (@EASTLA_NEWS) August 20, 2023

Twitter: @EASTLA_NEWS

4.

insurance companies after finding out you can get hit by a hurricane and earthquake at the same time pic.twitter.com/YX68XENpnO

— Matt Margolis (@ItsMattsLaw) August 20, 2023

Warner Bros/ Twitter: @ItsMattsLaw

5.

It takes a tropical storm and an earthquake to turn LA freeways green pic.twitter.com/2qEeHt8LKd

— Jason Kramer (@kcrwkramer) August 21, 2023

Twitter: @kcrwkramer

6.

LA is one step closer to this #hurriquake pic.twitter.com/2EaHgPTDS4

— Michael Kentrell Brown 💜メ𝟶 (@breezybetter07) August 20, 2023

Twitter: @breezybetter07

7.

America’s hottest club is Los Angeles. This place has everything: Hurricanes, earthquakes, a prolonged work stoppage by creative trade unions #hurriquake #WGAStrike #WGAStrong #SAGAFTRAStrike #SAGAFTRAStrong pic.twitter.com/Ou1kaXg0gc

— Ben Zelevansky (@BenZelevansky) August 20, 2023

NBC/ Twitter: @BenZelevansky

8.

California always gott be extra, jeez #hurriquake #HurricaneHilary pic.twitter.com/5lrEwQimDl

— Dr. Mario (@SpitFireFlowers) August 20, 2023

Twitter: @SpitFireFlowers

9.

The San Andreas fault to Hurricane Hillary #hurriquake pic.twitter.com/VttGjXu5ak

— ビクタア (@VikxGT) August 20, 2023

Bravo/ Twitter: @VikxGT

10.

All of us in Los Angeles right now #hurriquake pic.twitter.com/w1POonSHB8

— Lauren // Evermore Depression Era (@laaureenblair) August 20, 2023

NBC/ Twitter: @laaureenblair

11.

When mother nature hits you with that hurricane earthquake combo pic.twitter.com/USov9PPhk7

— Javier Maldonado (@thejavster14) August 20, 2023

Twitter: @thejavster14

12.

AN EARTHQUAKE AND A HURRICANE ??? pic.twitter.com/ElW3MpNsoi

— shaun (@_goldshaun) August 20, 2023

Nickelodeon/ Twitter: @_goldshaun

13.

god coming up with the idea of an earthquake and a hurricane the same day for LA, a hurriquake! pic.twitter.com/0nH56ghMOT

— ビクタア (@VikxGT) August 20, 2023

World of Wonder/ Twitter: @VikxGT

14.

Me on my way to work in the middle of Hurricane Hilary because LA rent is expensive 💀 #HuricaneHilary #earthquake #Hurriquake pic.twitter.com/oUAVjheGB9

— Princess Katana (@princesskatana0) August 21, 2023

Columbia/ Twitter: @princesskatana0

15.

California got a earthquake AND a hurricane coming? Lord they living the plagues of Egypt now lord have mercy y’all pic.twitter.com/4xycxUcaY0

— Mihrimah| FS |xanaxed barbie |SAGAFTRA/WGA✊ |🪬🤲 (@Mihrimah_FS) August 20, 2023

Disney/ Twitter: @Mihrimah_FS

16.

an earthquake and a hurricane in one day pic.twitter.com/i4ToF5DoUa

— 𝕡𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕔𝕖 𝕖𝕕𝕘𝕒𝕣 (@blackboyemoji) August 20, 2023

Paramount Picutres/ Twitter: @blackboyemoji

17.

earthquake during hurricane hilary pic.twitter.com/DfEMcMknhm

— drefanzor memes (@drefanzor) August 20, 2023

Twitter: @drefanzor

18.

BeReal notification going off after an earthquake during a hurricane is too much.

— Carolyn Burt (@CarolynBurt_) August 20, 2023

Twitter: @CarolynBurt_

19.

A hurricane, an earthquake, a tornado warning, a flood warning, and there was a fire on my street yesterday! pic.twitter.com/qMHKrTCXOU

— Carson Timar (@BP_MovieReviews) August 20, 2023

@thelesliejordan/ Twitter: @BP_MovieReviews

20.

Hurricane, tropical storm, flash floods, earthquakes #hurriquake pic.twitter.com/voI81u4oGA

— Lizzard 🦎 (@lizzard011) August 20, 2023

PBS/ Twitter: @lizzard011

21.

That feeling when you experience both a hurricane and an earthquake on the same day: pic.twitter.com/VwZdDjCNuO

— Kaizen 🔞 (Commissions Closed) (@Kaizen_ArtStuff) August 20, 2023

Fox/ Twitter: @Kaizen_ArtStuff

22.

Cardi B reacts to a ~5.1 Earthquake hitting Los Angeles in the middle of Hurricane Hillary 😳 pic.twitter.com/vvbSVSUJww

— My Mixtapez (@mymixtapez) August 20, 2023

@iamcardib/Twitter: @mymixtapez

23.

Earthquake and a hurricane pic.twitter.com/ZGoND2hy7v

— Ultralight Tweets (@ULTTweets) August 20, 2023

Twitter: @ULTTweets

24.

We just had an earthquake in Los Angeles. During a hurricane. During a drought.The turducken of natural disasters.#hilary

— Jane Eyrehead (@IamJaneEyrehead) August 20, 2023

Twitter: @IamJaneEyrehead

25.

Twitter: @arboshah

26.

a hurricane, a storm, nonstop rain, an earthquake, anything else? #earthquake pic.twitter.com/SP60CfL0rV

— 🗯️ (@yeonxls) August 20, 2023

Twitter: @yeonxls

27. And lastly...

Aliens, hurricanes, fires, floods, earthquakes... all within a few weeks. I'm sure everything will be fine. 🤪

— Dak Harding (@DakHarding) August 21, 2023

Twitter: @DakHarding