Earthquake: 2.8 quake strikes near Malibu
A shallow magnitude 2.8 earthquake was reported Tuesday morning near Malibu, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 4:30 a.m. PST at a depth of 5 miles.
According to the USGS, the epicenter was 6 miles from Malibu.
In the past 10 days, there have been no earthquakes magnitude 3.0 or greater centered nearby.
This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service, and this post was created by an algorithm written by the author.
Read more about Southern California earthquakes.
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