Small Earthquakes Rattle Santa Monica

Two small quakes were felt through the west Los Angeles area on Saturday. The first quake struck at at 1:18 in the afternoon local time and registered 3.1 on the richter scale. The second quake was felt at 8:42 in the evening and has a preliminary magnitude of 3.0.

Quakes of this size are not expected to cause any damage.

The quakes were centered about 7 miles below the surface of Santa Monica. Specific coordinates put the epicenters near Santa Monica airport.

Click on the map to see a detailed picture of the area where these quakes were centered.