Magnitude-4.8 quake shakes part of Southern California coast
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The magnitude of a Southern California coastal earthquake has been revised upward slightly to 4.8.
The U.S. Geological Survey says the 7:38 a.m. Wednesday temblor was centered 3 miles west of Isla Vista in Santa Barbara County, and shaking was felt as far away as Bakersfield and Los Angeles. It was earlier estimated at magnitude-4.6.
A Santa Barbara County sheriff's dispatcher says there are no reports of damage or injuries.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The epicenter was in the Santa Barbara Channel region about 100 miles west of Los Angeles. California typically experiences about 15 quakes greater than magnitude-4.6 every year. The Santa Barbara region has been seismically quiet in recent years.
Last week, a magnitude-5.7 temblor hit a remote section of Northern California and caused some damage.