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https://jdrucker.com/a-swarm-of-more-than-80-earthquakes-just-hit-socal-as-the-entire-pacific-ring-of-fire-becomes-much-more-active/ Southern California has been particularly active in recent days. From Friday night to Saturday morning, a swarm of “more than 80 quakes” shook the region… Dozens of small earthquakes have struck across Southern California within the past 24 hours, including more than 80 quakes occurring in Los Angeles County, local officials say. The region was hit by six earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or greater during this time, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The strongest of these quakes was a 3.4-magnitude recorded off the coast of Catalina Island early Saturday morning. The quakes started Friday with a 2.5-magnitude earthquake, which struck 3.7 miles southwest of Ojai in Ventura County at 10:46 p.m. Hours later, a 2.7-magnitude earthquake shook the Los Angeles neighborhood of Westmont, east of LAX, at 12:34 a.m. Saturday. At 4:03 a.m., a 2.6-magnitude earthquake struck roughly 17 miles southeast of Avalon. A 3.0 hit the same area at 4:11 a.m. The two quakes were followed by the larger 3.4-magnitude quake that struck near Catalina Island at 4:13 a.m. The good news is that none of these earthquakes was particularly large. But could the constant shaking that