4.1 earthquake felt across Southern California, centered near Malibu
The strongest shaking was felt in parts of Malibu, Agoura Hills, Thousand Oaks and Camarillo, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The strongest shaking was considered 'light' as defined by the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale — enough to rattle dishes and windows and feel like a truck has struck a building.
'Weak' shaking may have been felt across a wider swath of the Southland, including downtown Los Angeles, Long Beach, the San Gabriel Valley, the Santa Clarita Valley, Simi Valley, Oxnard and Ventura.
The earthquake hit on Sunday at 1:03 p.m. It was followed by a magnitude 2.5 earthquake a minute later, and a magnitude 3 and magnitude 2.8 aftershocks at 1:07 p.m.
There were no immediate reports of damage.
According the USGS. the light quake was felt across the region, from Goleta south to Huntington Beach.
The epicenter was in the Santa Monica Mountains, about 3 miles northwest of El Matador State Beach and 3.5 miles northeast of Leo Carrillo State Beach. The epicenter was 7 miles southwest of Thousand Oaks and Westlake Village.
In Westlake Village, people felt a roll and shake over about 5 seconds. Residents in Reseda felt a steady shake. In Redondo Beach, the shaking felt like a long rumble; in Windsor Hills, the quake felt like a long, slow roll. Someone in Torrance felt two jolts, and near Los Angeles International Airport, the earthquake felt like a brief sway.
One person in downtown L.A. felt a long but gentle shake.
An official at L.A. County Fire Station 88 on Malibu Road said no reports to damages have come in, adding "the guys here didn't even feel it." An official at Fire Station 99 on Pacific Coast Highway said it was felt but the station got no reports about damages.
Southern California has been experiencing a number of moderate earthquakes since 2024. As of mid-November, Southern California had experienced 15 seismic sequences with at least one magnitude 4 or higher earthquake during the first 11.5 months of 2024, according to the count of seismologist Lucy Jones, a Caltech research associate. That's the highest annual total in the last 65 years, surpassing the 13 seen in 1988.
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