An earthquake registering a magnitude of 4.7 ... was centered about 7 kilometers — approximately 4 miles — in the Santa Monica Mountains north of Malibu, at 7:28 a.m. The quake was felt ...

There are a series of earthquake faults in the area, but the quake was possibly on the Malibu Coast Fault, which runs along the coastline in the Santa Monica Mountains, Jones said. The fault is ...