3.5 magnitude earthquake shakes off the coast of Rancho Palos Verdes
An earthquake initially measured at a magnitude of 3.5 shook near Rancho Palos Verdes on Sunday, Feb. 22.
The quake’s origin was in the Pacific Ocean about 14 miles south southwest of Rancho Palos Verdes around 9:40 p.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Situated north of Catalina Island, it had a depth of about 6.7 miles.
The USGS Did You Feel It? app map showed around 10:15 p.m. people reported feeling the quake on the Orange County coast south of Huntington Beach, in Long Beach and north into Inglewood and Los Angeles.
There were no immediate reports of damage in the Rancho Palos Verdes area.