FILE – A powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake rocked southwestern Japan on Thursday, prompting officials to issue a Tsunami Advisory. A video shared by someone in Fukuoka on Japan’s Kyushu Island shows lights swaying and windows rattling during the earthquake.
MALIBU, Calif. – A magnitude 4.7 earthquake rocked parts of Southern California on Thursday morning.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquake struck near Malibu, California, about 7:30 a.m. PT.
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Data from the USGS shows the temblor was felt in nearby Los Angeles, but as far away as Escondido.
Preliminary data suggested that the earthquake was a 5.1, but it was later revised to a 4.7 magnitude quake.
An aftershock of magnitude 2.8 was reported in Malibu about 2 minutes after the initial earthquake.
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