Earthquake in Santa Monica Bay Unrelated to 7.2 Quake

The earthquake just off the coast of Malibu and Santa Monica yesterday afternoon was unrelated to the larger one that occurred less than hour before. At 4:10 p.m., a minor 3.0 quake (LA Times said it was upgraded to 4.1) shook in the Santa Monica Bay. As usual, rarely-felt microquakes have been hitting the Los Angeles area daily, such as a small one this morning in Castaic and another one on Saturday in Northridge.