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As excitement builds for Whip It, Drew Barrymore's directorial debut in October, the Los Angeles Derby Dolls this weekend took on a new team from San Diego. Unfortunately, the Los Angeles Sirens lost to the undefeated Swarm... and by a lot: 104 to 51. Ouch.

The 380 or so small and moderate earthquakes shaking the area around the Salton Sea died down this weekend with a count of around 22 quakes. "The only reason this swarm got a lot of attention is that it's very close to the southern end of the San Andreas Fault, which we're always watching very closely," said seismologist Kate Hutton of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena to the Pasadena Star News. One theory seismologists have is that "a series of small earthquakes in that area could trigger a larger quake along the fault line," the paper reported. Taking advantage of the media frenzy, the Los Angeles Fire Department put the Community Emergency Response Team on guard and hoped that the public at large would start getting more prepared.

It first started Saturday in the Salton Sea. By By the end of Monday, there had been about 42 earthquakes in the Bombay Beach area. Now? Over 260, counted the LA Times. "Most swarms go on for a week," seismologist Kate Hutton told the paper. She said that some swarms can bring on thousands of quakes over a few week period, noting that nothing appears to be unusual with this swarm, but colleagues are keeping a particularly close eyes on this one because the location is near the southern tip of the San Andreas Fault. "The risk is probably lower than it was after the 4.8, but it's not gone away. Take it as a reminder to be ready for an earthquake at any time," ," Hutton said. Last night the LA Fire Department advised Community Emergency Teams to be ready for the possibility of anything.