Saturday's event was the sixth earthquake of magnitude 3 or higher since a magnitude 4.7 earthquake in the same area was widely felt across Southern California on Sept. 12.

It happened about three miles northeast of Malibu at around 2:15 p.m., according to the United States Geological Survey​.

Three other earthquakes jolted Malibu on Monday morning. Two 1.4 magnitude earthquakes occurred an hour apart around 3 a.m. and a 3.6 magnitude earthquake occurred at 4:24 a.m. no damage has been reported thus far.