LOS ANGELES — An earthquake swarm has rattled the Los Angeles area over the past 24 hours, with a total of 93 small earthquakes recorded near Lennox, Hawthorne, and Inglewood. The largest quake in the swarm reached magnitude 2.7, while the remaining events stayed considerably smaller in size. The activity is occurring in the vicinity of the Newport-Inglewood Fault Zone, though it has not yet been confirmed which specific fault or underground structure is responsible for the swarm.
Ninety Three Small Quakes Recorded Near Inglewood in a Single Day
Seismologists recorded a total of 93 earthquakes in the area surrounding Lennox, Hawthorne, and Inglewood within the span of just 24 hours, a notably high number of events for such a short window of time. The vast majority of the quakes in the swarm remained very small in magnitude…