By Associated Press - Tuesday, December 27, 2016

MALIBU, Calif. (AP) - A minor offshore earthquake gave the Malibu coast an early morning wakeup call.

The U.S. Geological Survey says the 2:58 a.m. Tuesday quake had a preliminary magnitude of 3.3.

The quake’s epicenter was under the ocean 5 miles west-southwest of Malibu.

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