Residents reported shaking after a 4.6 magnitude earthquake hit Malibu, Southern California, from the coast to the inland area.
The quake was reported just before 2 p.m. on Friday, about 7 miles northwest of Malibu in the Santa Monica Mountains.
More than a dozen aftershocks, the largest of magnitudes 3.0 and 2.7, were reported within an hour in the same area.
“It’s got a very robust aftershock sequence,” said seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones, adding that the possibility that the quake was a foreshock to a larger seismic event rapidly diminishes over time.
The quake was felt from the LA, Orange, and Ventura county coasts, including the South Bay and Long Beach, to inland areas like the San Fernando Valley, downtown LA, Riverside, Irvine, and Anaheim.
The Los Angeles Fire Department was conducting a damage survey, standard procedure after a greater magnitude earthquake. There were no immediate reports of any damage.
Also Friday, a magnitude-5.7 earthquake on Hawaii’s Big Island caused shaking about 200 miles away on Oahu, including in Honolulu.
