Saturday's event was the sixth earthquake of magnitude 3 or higher since a magnitude 4.7 earthquake in the same area was widely felt across Southern California on Sept. 12.

It happened about three miles northeast of Malibu at around 2:15 p.m., according to the United States Geological Survey​.

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.0 struck the Los Angeles area Saturday, which was felt by residents across a large swath of the region. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake struck at 2:15 p.

Saturday's quake was at least the fourth near Malibu in the last week. A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck near Malibu on Sept. 12, with a

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.0 struck west of Eureka at 9:50 p.m., the U.S. Geological Survey said.

Taipei: A 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan's sparsely populated east coast county of Hualien on Saturday, the island's weather administration said, with no immediate reports of damage. The quake shook buildings in the capital,