A magnitude 4.1 earthquake that rattled the Westlake Village Sunday afternoon was widely felt around the Los Angeles area, said Dr. Lucy Jones, a seismologist.

A preliminary 4.1-magnitude earthquake rocked the Westlake Village Sunday afternoon, according to the United States Geological Survey.

A 4.1-magnitude earthquake shook Malibu, the San Fernando Valley and other parts of Southern California on Sunday afternoon. The quake struck at 1:03 p.m., 6.9 miles southwest of Westlake Village, 7.1 miles south, southwest of Thousand Oaks and 7.7 miles west, northwest of Malibu, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.