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Two earthquakes near Malibu rattle L.A. region

A preliminary 3.5-magnitude earthquake struck near Malibu at 6:30 a.m. Saturday.
A preliminary magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck near Malibu at 6:30 a.m. Saturday, following a 3.7 quake that hit the same area just before midnight, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
(U.S. Geological Survey)

Two small earthquakes rattled part of the Malibu area.

The first was reported around 11:44 p.m. Friday and was registered as a magnitude 3.7. It was felt across the Westside, San Fernando Valley and Ventura County as well as in the Los Angeles basin and South Bay.

A second quake, which was measured as a magnitude 3.5, struck in the same area at 6:30 a.m. on Saturday. Residents in Ventura County reported feeling a sharp jolt and triggered some car alarms.

The epicenter was seven miles northwest of Malibu and nine miles southwest of Thousand Oaks.

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There were no reports of damage.

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