Just 12 minutes ago, a 2.6-magnitude earthquake struck near Hawthorne, Los Angeles County, California, USA. The tremor was recorded in the evening on Sunday, August 2nd, 2026, at 8:50 pm local time, at a shallow depth of 6.5 miles below the surface.The event was filed by the United States Geological Survey, the first seismological agency to report it.A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 2.6 earthquake as well.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include West Athens (pop. 8,700) located 1 miles from the epicenter, Hawthorne (pop. 88,500) 2 miles away, Gardena (pop. 60,400) 2 miles away, Inglewood (pop. 111,700) 4 miles away, Torrance (pop. 143,600) 6 miles away, Compton (pop. 98,500) 6 miles away, Carson (pop. 93,300) 6 miles away, and South Gate (pop. 96,400) 7 miles away. In Los Angeles (pop. 3,820,900, 10 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.Earthquake data: Date & time: Aug 2, 2026 08:50 pm (GMT -7) local time (3 Aug 2026 03:50 GMT)Magnitude: 2.6Depth: 10.44 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 33.92°N / 118.32°W (Los Angeles County, California, United States)Primary data source: USGS