A minor, 3.3-magnitude earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 12:15 p.m. Pacific time about 9 miles southwest of Manhattan Beach,

The earthquake was centered near Skwentna at a depth of 15.2 kilometers (about 9.4 miles). The USGS said it received 449 reports of people having felt the earthquake at the time o

Firefighters were dispatched to check the impact of the moderate quake, which hit 71 kilometres (44 miles) south of Hualien City.