A 3.3-magnitude earthquake​ was reported in the Malibu area early Monday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Additional information collected about the earthquake may also prompt U.S.G.S. scientists to update the shake-severity map. An aftershock is usually a smaller earthquake that follows a larger one in ...

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Earthquakes can reach up to a magnitude 8 in the Malibu area, USGS geophysicist Morgan Page said a few months ago, and that’s “pretty standard for anywhere in California.” That’s because ...