The authorities said there were no initial reports of damage from the quake, which struck in the hills west of Malibu.

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck Sunday roughly 7 miles southwest of Westlake Village in Los Angeles County, California, the United States Geological Survey said.

A 4.1-magnitude earthquake shook the Los Angeles area in California, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The 7-mile deep quake hit 7 miles from Westlake Village, about a 40-mile drive west from downtown Los Angeles, at 1:03 p.m. Sunday, March 9, according to the USGS.