A 3.8 magnitude earthquake hit the coast of Southern California on Sunday morning near Malibu.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), theearthquake happened at around 2:29 a.m.local time in the Pacific Ocean, about 12 miles from Malibu and about 36 miles from Ventura.
“The earthquake was too small to trigger the delivery of #ShakeAlert-powered alerts to cell phones,” USGS ShakeAlert said on Twitter. “We know some of you felt shaking and we hope you took a protective action like Drop, Cover, and Hold On.”
No injury or fatality has been reported.
The USGS map said that the shaking was felt across Los Angeles County and areas of Ventura, Orange, and Santa Barbara counties.
California has tens of thousands of earthquakes every year – the highest in the United States after Alaska, but the vast majority of them are very small. According to the USGS, only several hundred are greater than magnitude 3.0, and only about 15 to 20 are greater than magnitude 4.0.
In May, a 5.2 earthquake hit Northern California on a Friday morning and was followed by many aftershocks that ranged from 2.5 to 3.8 in magnitude, hours after a 5.5 magnitude earthquake shook the same area the previous afternoon
The earthquake jolted portions of Northern California with residents sharing their reactions on social media.
It was felt across several counties, including Sacramento, Placer, El Dorado, San Joaquin, Solano, Colusa, Nevada, Yolo, and Butte counties.
USGS ShakeAlert reported on Twitter that reports of the earthquake were sent to mobile phones since “the quake was greater than magnitude 5”
