A preliminary 3.5-magnitude earthquake was reported near Malibu at 2:15 p.m. PST Friday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The epicenter was about 4.6 miles north of Point Dume, in the mountains above Malibu's city limits. It's the seventh earthquake so far this year to rumble in this area.

The Japan Meteorological Agency said a magnitude 6.4 quake struck just off the western coast of the Noto Peninsula at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles). It said there was no tsunami danger. USGS put the magnitude at 6.