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‘What a jolt’: LA is hit by a 4.2 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Malibu waking up residents who describe it as ‘like a passing train’
- Alerts said the quake struck at almost 2 a.m. Wednesday.
- The epicenter was recorded about 10 miles south of the Malibu coast.
Los Angeles was hit by a magnitude 4.2 earthquake off the coast of Malibu on Wednesday morning.
Residents said they were woken up by the quake, with one saying it felt “like a train going by” in a post on Twitter. ‘That was a cocktail shaker!’ another wrote.
The alerts said the quake struck at about 2 a.m. Wednesday, 28 miles southwest of Los Angeles and about 10 miles south of the Malibu coast.
According to the National Weather Service, the quake struck at a depth of one mile and a tsunami warning was not issued.
A Canoga Park resident said on Twitter that they felt the earthquake as well as the aftershocks. Another said they felt it in Agoura Hills.
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Pictured: A map showing where the earthquake occurred near Los Angeles. The alerts said the quake struck at about 2 a.m. Wednesday, 28 miles southwest of Los Angeles and about 10 miles south of the Malibu coast.
Residents said they were woken up by the quake, with one saying it felt “like a train going by” in a post on Twitter. ‘That was a cocktail shaker!’ another wrote