Southern California is rocked by a quake with a 4.2 magnitude; the epicentre is south of Malibu.
Thousands of people were awakened early on Wednesday morning in Southern California by a 4.2 magnitude earthquake and a powerful aftershock.
No injuries or damage were reported.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquake hit around two in the morning and was centered offshore at a depth of 14 kilometers, 16 kilometers south of Malibu Beach and due west of Los Angeles.
A 3.5 magnitude aftershock occurred at 2:03 in the morning, followed by aftershocks of gradually lower magnitude at 2:22 and 2:38 in the morning.
The Los Angeles Fire Department entered earthquake mode in response to the earthquake, which included a quick infrastructure evaluation of all significant "areas of concern," according to LAFD
Following the 4.2M earthquake in Malibu, "Your LAFD undertook a strategic 470 square-mile study of the City of Los Angeles.
The LAFD stated at 2:45 a.m. that no damage or casualties were noted and that regular operations mode had resumed.
The magnitude 6.7 Northridge Earthquake of 1994, which killed 72 people and damaged more than $20 billion, was located around 17 miles to the southwest of where Wednesday's earthquake was located.
The California Department of Conservation reports that on January 9, 1857, Fort Tejon was hit by the most powerful earthquake ever to be felt in the Golden State, which had a magnitude of 7.9.