A magnitude-4.6 earthquake northwest of Malibu caused shaking in Los Angeles, Riverside, Orange, Ventura and San Diego counties.
Shaking was reported across a widespread area that included the coast, downtown Los Angeles, the San Fernando Valley, South Bay, Riverside and Orange counties and elsewhere.A magnitude-4.6 earthquake northwest of Malibu caused widespread shaking that was felt early Friday afternoon from the coast to inland areas of Southern California.
The quake was reported just before 2 p.m. 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.was reported throughout the greater Los Angeles area, possibly by as many as 12 million people. 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.
Seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones discusses the earthquake that rattled Malibu and surrounding areas in Southern California on Friday, February 9, 2024. "It was a major jolt," Dailey said."We all figured out what was going on. The patients were fine, and they continued on with the dentistry. It's always a little nerve-racking."There are a series of earthquake faults in the area, but the quake was possibly on the Malibu Coast Fault, which runs along the coastline in the Santa Monica Mountains, Jones said. The fault is near the communities of Pacific Palisades, Westwood, Beverly Hills and Santa Monica.
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