Today at about 3.49pm, a 4.1 magnitude earthquake hit the Los Angeles area. Its epicenter was situated about 2 mile north east of Hawthorne, California, about 2 miles away from Sunday’s 4.7 magnitude quake in Lennox. Scientists are uncertain which of the area’s fault lines is responsible for the recent activity, but heavy speculation suggest it is the Newport-Inglewood fault line at work.
The Newport-Inglewood fault extends for 46 miles from Culver City southeast to Newport Beach from which point it runs out into the Pacific Ocean. The fault was first identified after a 4.9 magnitude quake struck near Inglewood, California on June 21, 1920. The 1920s quake caused considerable damage in the Inglewood area. 13 years later, the Long Beach earthquake struck on March 10, 1933. It was centered along the southern segment of this fault, and registering a magnitude 6.3. The 1933 Long Beach quake killed 115 people.