The epicenter was about 4.6 miles north of Point Dume, in the mountains above Malibu's city limits. It's the seventh earthquake so far this year to rumble in this area.

The quake was reported north of Malibu around 2:15 p.m. with a depth of 9.6 km, according to the USGS. The magnitude was first recorded at 3.5, but about an hour later it was upgraded to a 3.8 magnitude.

An earthquake shook along the Southern California coast Friday afternoon. The earthquake reportedly occurred in Malibu, west of Los Angeles, at 2:15 p.m. local time, according to the U.S.