UPDATED with more details: A magnitude 4.7 earthquake hit Malibu and nearby communities at 7:28 a.m. today, the U.S. Geological Survey said. A 2.8 aftershock arrived just minutes later, followed by four more ranging from 2.7-3.5 in the next hour-plus.
The first quake, originally reported as a 5.1 but later downgraded, was centered five miles north of Malibu and seven miles deep, USGS said. There have been no reports of injuries or significant damage yet.
In a televised Q&A just after the temblor, USGS seismologist Lucy Jones said: “We have had more than the average [number of] magnitude-4 quakes in Southern California this year — the average being about eight magnitude-4 sequences, that being sequences of at least one magniture-4 … So far we’ve had 14 in Southern California; the largest previous year was 13.
“Notice these numbers are small, however,” she added. “It’s not yet statistically significant.”
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