California earthquake

2023 - 1 - 25

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4.2 magnitude earthquake strikes near Malibu, California (ABC News)

A 4.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Malibu, California, at about 2 a.m. on Wednesday, officials said.

"Once this process is complete and reports are consolidated, assuming there is no significant damage, Earthquake mode will be complete." [completed](https://www.lafd.org/alert/complete-earthquake-mode-01252023-inc0109) its "Earthquake Mode" survey a few moments later. The quake's center was about 10 miles south of Malibu Beach, according to preliminary

4.2 magnitude earthquake hits Southern California (KTLA)

The earthquake struck at 2:00 a.m. and was centered offshore, 16 kilometers south of Malibu Beach and due west of Los Angeles, at a depth of 14 kilometers, ...

A 4.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off Malibu coast, with ... (CNN)

A 4.2 magnitude earthquake struck at around 2 a.m. PT Wednesday off the coast of California, about 10 miles south of Malibu Beach, the US Geological Survey ...

The fire department “completed a strategic 470 square-mile survey of the City of Los Angeles following the 4.2M earthquake near Malibu. There were no immediate reports of major damage, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The quake was felt across Southern California, with aftershocks of 2.6 to 3.5 magnitude felt in the area, according to the geological survey.

California hit with two earthquakes in one minute, tsunami warning ... (Economic Times)

A tsunami warning was also issued following the earthquake. The USGS also said that the quake was 'too small' to trigger alerts on local cell phones. Taking to ...

The views expressed here are that of the respective authors/ entities and do not represent the views of Economic Times (ET). [USGS](/topic/usgs)also said that the quake was ‘too small’ to trigger alerts on local cell phones. The victims were ages 72 and 83 and suffered ‘medical emergencies’ which were not treated by the medics. The epicentre is believed to be at least 45 kilometres from [Hollywood](/topic/hollywood)was left shaken after California was hit by two earthquakes in just a minute. Just a few minutes later a second ‘big jolt’ was experienced by the ones in the US.

Earthquake Tracker: Mapping the latest quakes in California and ... (KCRA Sacramento)

The 2 a.m. quake occurred beneath the ocean 10.6 miles south of Malibu, the U.S. Geological Survey said. Advertisement. The USGS citizen reporting website ...

Magnitude 4.2 earthquake shakes Southern California early ... (USA TODAY)

Wednesday's magnitude 4.2 earthquake occurred near Malibu at 2 a.m. PT, the Los Angeles Fire Department and U.S. Geological Survey said.

update](https://www.lafd.org/alert/complete-earthquake-mode-01252023-inc0109), the LAFD confirmed that it had completed "earthquake mode" and its 470 square-mile survey of the City of Los Angeles following the quake. Geological Survey](https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/ci40161279/executive) and the [Los Angeles Fire Department](https://www.lafd.org/alert/earthquake-mode-01252023-inc0109), the earthquake occurred at 2 a.m. [SZA](https://twitter.com/sza/status/1618188290846494721?s=42&t=eOHNKu_iY7d7Qzqui0jk1Q), [Chance The Rapper](https://twitter.com/chancetherapper/status/1618187513671348228?s=20&t=4P5Tad34ruVIBH3TfspWyA) and more. The quake's center was about 10 miles south of Malibu Beach, [USGS ShakeAlert reported](https://twitter.com/USGS_ShakeAlert/status/1618189831569567745). No damage or injuries were immediately reported, LAFD said. [Sign up for our trending newsletter to get the latest news of the day.](https://profile.usatoday.com/newsletters/everyones-talking/) [Learn about the smaller earthquakes impacting Northern California.](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2022/12/20/what-is-aftershock-earthquakes/10932945002/) [Winter storm forecast to reach East Coast after crossing the country](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/weather/2023/01/25/winter-storm-weather-forecast-wednesday/11114904002/) [wrote on Twitter](https://twitter.com/USGS_ShakeAlert/status/1618191834655887362). [issued an alert](https://www.lafd.org/alert/earthquake-mode-01252023-inc0109) to say that it was in "earthquake mode" early Wednesday – noting that all 106 neighborhood fire stations would survey their districts for damage "examining all major areas of concern (transportation infrastructures, large places of assemblages, apartment buildings, power-lines, etc.)." [followed by several aftershocks](https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?extent=14.77488,-140.80078&extent=56.26776,-49.21875) of magnitude 3.5, 2.8 and 2.6. The 4.2 magnitude earthquake was "too small to trigger the delivery of #ShakeAlert-powered alerts to cell phones," USGS ShakeAlert

4.2 magnitude earthquake hits Malibu, California, aftershocks reported (al.com)

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the first earthquake happened at 2 a.m local time.

The depth was reported at about 9.2 miles, according to the USGS. Just seconds after the first jolt, a second earthquake was reported – a preliminary 3.5-magnitude earthquake, also 10 miles south of Malibu Beach. According to the U.S.