California Earthquake: 4.1 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Malibu

The US Geological Survey is reporting that a small earthquake struck off the southern California coast late Tuesday but drew little more than laughs from natives of the state.

According to the USGS, the 4.0-magnitude quake struck at 10:14 p.m. in the Channel Islands region and was centered 30 miles southwest of Malibu and about 50 miles west of Los Angeles.

Light “shaking” from the temblor was felt in Moorpark, Fillmore and Thousand Oaks and even as far as Carpinteria, Santa Clarita and Irvine, KTTV reported.

Sheriff’s and fire officials say there are no reports of damages or injuries from the quake, and the Los Angeles Fire Department is not in earthquake mode.

Brandon David Wilson, a school teacher who lives in the Culver City area, said on Twitter that he felt the earthquake, but it was “just a sharp jolt. No big whoop.”

Other California natives, including actress/singer Cher, also took to Twitter to joke about the recent Malibu temblor’s impact.

“Felt quake,” Cher wrote. “No Biggie! Was born here.”

Another Twitter user, KoreaTown joked:

“If an earthquake doesn’t exceed a 5.5 on the Richter scale it is definitely not worth getting out of bed for. #sizematters”

The LA Times reports prior to the 4.0 quake, there had been no earthquakes in the Malibu area greater than 3.0 in magnitude over the last 10 days.