MEMA issued the alert shortly before 4:30 p.m. informing residents that "shaking may have been felt in some areas, but a tsunami was not generated."

The quake was centered 3.3 miles northwest of Malibu and was the third earthquake of magnitude 3.4 or greater in the past five days centered in Malibu.

A 3.6 magnitude earthquake struck Southern California’s coastal region Monday at 4:22 a.m. The quake hit roughly 3 miles northwest of Malibu at a depth of about 10 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.