An earthquake with an initial magnitude of 4.6 hit the Southern California coast near Malibu on Friday evening and was widely felt in the Los Angeles region.
There were no immediate reports of damage or major injuries
The quake struck at 1:47 p.m. at a depth of 13 kilometers, according to the US Geological Survey.
The area is located in the Santa Monica Mountains, about 35 miles (56 kilometers) west of downtown Los Angeles.
The earthquake was felt from the coast of Malibu south to Orange County and east to downtown Los Angeles.
The Los Angeles Fire Department reported that it was “widely felt” in Los Angeles, although there were no immediate signs of damage or injuries.
At Malibu Village Books, a store near Malibu Lagoon State Beach, customers and staff hesitated as the floor shook.
An earthquake with an initial magnitude of 4.6 hit the Southern California coast near Malibu on Friday evening and was widely felt in the Los Angeles region. Data wrapper
“We definitely feel it here,” bookseller Emma Carroll told the Los Angeles Times.
“But we’re all OK.”
He said a few books fell off the shelves, but “not too bad.”
The US National Tsunami Warning Center reported that no tsunami was triggered.
The Los Angeles Fire Department reported that it was “widely felt” in Los Angeles, although there were no immediate signs of damage or injuries. NBC
Friday is the 53rd anniversary of the 1971 San Fernando earthquake, which was recorded as magnitude 6.6.
Also known as the Sylmar earthquake, it killed 64 people and caused more than $500 million in damage.
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