Did You Feel the Quake, Marina Del Rey?

A magnitude-4.4 earthquake struck near Devore in San Bernardino County late Tuesday afternoon, but there were no immediate reports of injury or damage.

The quake, felt across a wide swath of the Southland, struck at 5:48 p.m., four miles north of Muscoy at a depth of 2 1/2 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The Los Angeles city and county fire departments reported no immediate damage or injuries, although surveys of stations and personnel was ongoing. The Riverside County Fire Department also reported no damage or injuries as a result of the quake.

The temblor was followed by several apparent aftershocks, including one with a preliminary magnitude of 3.8 at 5:53 p.m. and another with a preliminary magnitude of 3.2, according to the USGS.

The earthquake was felt in Mission Viejo, Malibu and Lancaster, USGS seismologist Lucy Jones told NBC4, citing self-reported information to the USGS “Did you feel it” Web page. The page had received more than 6,000 responses as of 6:30 p.m.

The earthquake came near the intersection of the San Andreas and San Jacinto faults, Jones said. Like any earthquake, it has a 5 percent chance a triggering a larger earthquake, according to Jones.

--City News Service, photo via USGS