Earthquake: 2.6 quake strikes near Palos Verdes Estates
A shallow magnitude 2.6 earthquake was reported Tuesday morning one mile from Palos Verdes Estates, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 8:11 a.m. PDT at a depth of 4.3 miles.
According to the USGS, the epicenter was one mile from Rancho Palos Verdes, three miles from Lomita, and four miles from Torrance.
In the last 10 days, there have been two earthquakes magnitude 3.0 and greater centered nearby.
This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service and this post was created by an algorithm written by the author.
Read more about Southern California earthquakes.
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