3.5 | 2:17am | Santa Monica, Ca. | June 7th, 2010

At 2:17am, on Monday morning, a 3.5 magnitude earthquake hit 3 miles west of Hermosa Beach, California.

The earthquake occurred just off the coast of the LA area and may be associated with either the Redondo Canyon or Palos Verdes fault zones. The epicenter was located just north of both fault systems.

Approximately 15 minutes after the quake, more than 720 felt reports were given to the USGS, most of which were centered around the LA metro area. The highest number of reports, 88, came from the Manhattan Beach area. It was reported being felt as far north as Chatsworth, as far east as Covina, and as far south as Irvine.

Due to the minor magnitude, no damage or injuries are expected.

[Magnitudes and locations are subject to change as the USGS reviews the automated data.]

4.5 Earthquake hits Los Angeles area

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A small earthquake hit the northern Los Angeles area just before 1 a.m. (4 a.m. EDT) on Thursday (August 9, 2007), waking residents across a broad swathe of the area, but there were no immediate reports of significant damage.

The 4.5 preliminary magnitude quake was centered 4.1 miles north-northwest of the suburb of Chatsworth, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It was extremely shallow, at only 3 miles deep.

Residents reported a strong jolt, followed by a lot of shaking. Some said pictures fell off walls, water sloshed around in toilets, and television sets wobbled on cabinets. A police spokesman said the quake triggered hundreds of alarms.

It was followed by two aftershocks, both with a preliminary 1.6 magnitude.

Chatsworth is just six miles west of Northridge, the epicenter of the magnitude 6.7 quake that killed 57 people and injured more than 9,000 in 1994.