A magnitude 3.9 earthquake centered near Malibu jolted residents of Los Angeles and Ventura counties Sunday evening at around 8:17 p.m. The US Geological Survey, which recorded the event, noted that the earthquake struck just over seven miles west northwest of Malibu and about eight miles south southwest of Thousand Oaks with a depth of approximately 8.5 miles.
Areas experiencing the tremors included Calabasas, Agoura, Moorpark, and more as residents reported significant movement, according to KTLA, in what was the third consecutive Sunday to feature seismic activity in the region, and there were no immediate reports of injuries or property damage resulting from the quake which was first measured at a magnitude of 4.0 before being downgraded.
Over 3,000 individuals reported feeling the quake through the USGS Felt Report, expressing their experiences in areas as broad as Santa Barbara to Mission Viejo, according to ABC7. In addition to Los Angeles County experiencing frequent, though mainly minor quakes, the recent seismic activity comes after several earthquakes in the past weeks, including a 4.1 on March 9 and a 3.3 on March 10 in the proximity of Leo Carrillo State Park and Decker Canyon Road, NBC Los Angeles reported.
Shaking was felt in areas stretching from Long Beach to the San Fernando Valley, with some describing the wall shaking for a few seconds, yet in the Palisades burn scar area, no damage was reported, "At this time, @LAFD has received no reports of damage in the city including in the Palisades burn scar area," LA Mayor Karen Bass wrote. The earthquake follows others in the series including smaller temblors captured by the USGS' "Did You Feel It?" tracker, noted in a report by CBS News, wherein folks from as far north as Camarillo and as far south as Huntington Beach reported tremblings.
