Malibu Shaken By 4.7 Earthquake; SoCal Breaks Record For Most Mag-4 & Above Quakes In Single Year
deadline.comUPDATED with more details: A magnitude 4.7 earthquake hit Malibu and other nearby communities at 7:28 a.m.
today, the U.S. Geological Survey said. A 2.8 aftershock arrived just minutes later. The quake, originally reported as a 5.1 but later downgraded, was centered five miles north of Malibu and seven miles deep, the USGS reports.
There have been no reports of injuries or damage yet. In a televised Q&A just after the temblor, USGS seismologist Lucy Jones said: “We have had more than average magnitude-4 quakes in Southern California this year — the average being about 8. … So far we’ve had 14 in Southern California; the largest previous year was 13.” Last week, a series of small temblors, include a mag-3.9.
struck near Ontario, about 35 miles east of downtown L.A. She added, “It is striking that some of the strongest shaking — not surprisingly — but it’s right there on the Westside of Los Angeles,” She said it was felt as far south as Irvine, nearly 65 miles south of the tony beach community of Malibu.
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