4.3 QUAKE RATTLES VALLEY.

Byline: Joseph Giordono Staff Writer

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake with an epicenter two miles northeast of San Fernando rattled nerves throughout the San Fernando Valley on Saturday evening, but caused no injuries or serious damage, authorities said.

The quake struck at 6:26 p.m., and was followed one minute later by a magnitude 2.8 aftershock. A 4.1 aftershock followed at 6:50 p.m. The temblor also had four aftershocks under 2.0.

``It shook hard enough to wake me up from a dead sleep,'' said Jan Sampler of San Fernando.

``Nothing fell off the walls, but it was enough to put a scare into me. The first thing I thought of was Northridge,'' she said, referring to the devastating 6.7 Northridge Earthquake that struck almost seven years ago to the day - Jan. 17, 1994.

While sporadic phone outages were reported, utilities said they had no reports of damage or service interruptions.

Sue Hough, a seismologist at the U.S. Geological Survey in Pasadena, said that reports indicate the quake was felt throughout the Los Angeles area, from downtown to Santa Monica and as far north as Newhall and Saugus.

The quake was an independent earthquake, and not an aftershock of a different temblor, she said.

While the quakes jolted many, others in the Valley said they had no idea one had struck.

``We have been pretty busy over here, so I didn't even feel it,'' said Yvonne Geldman, who was working at Vons grocery store in Pacoima. ``The only way I found out was when my sister called and asked if we were OK.''