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Earthquake strikes Los Angeles area
The gist
A swarm of 90 micro-earthquakes, magnitudes 1.0 to 2.7, shook the Los Angeles area.
The cluster ran along the Newport-Inglewood Fault, which a 2017 study called dangerous.
How it unfolded
- Sep 11, 2026 8:05 p.m.A swarm of 90 micro-earthquakes, magnitudes 1.0 to 2.7, began around unincorporated Lennox and Westmont, clustered along the Newport-Inglewood Fault Zone.
- Sep 11, 2026 10:46 p.m.A 2.5-magnitude earthquake struck 3.7 miles southwest of Ojai in Ventura County.
- Sep 12, 2026 12:34 a.m.A 2.7-magnitude earthquake shook the Los Angeles neighborhood of Westmont, east of LAX.