PORT HUENEME, Calif. (AP) - An earthquake under the ocean gave an early wake-up jolt to some Southern California residents Thursday morning.
The magnitude 4 temblor occurred at 2:13 a.m. near the Channel Islands, west of the Los Angeles region.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was centered about 15 miles (24 kilometers) south of Port Hueneme and occurred at a depth of 6 miles (10 kilometers).
The USGS citizen reporting website received about 1,500 responses mostly describing the shaking as light or weak.
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