3.1 Tremor Felt in Santa Monica
A mild offshore earthquake measuring 3.1 on the Richter scale awakened residents in Santa Monica and Malibu early today, but no damage was reported. Centered six miles west of Santa Monica in the Catalina Channel, the quake struck at 3:51 a.m. and lasted about 10 seconds, Sang Choi, a seismologist at California Institute of Technology, said. About 30 residents in the northern section of Santa Monica called police about the tremors.
More to Read
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
