California experienced a series of minor earthquakes on Thursday, with five tremors recorded within 24 hours, including two back-to-back quakes in the San Francisco Bay Area.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), a magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck near Hayward around noon, followed by a 3.2 magnitude tremor shortly after. Both occurred along the Hayward Fault, a well-known seismic zone.
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Around 2,000 residents reported feeling the shaking via the USGS “Did You Feel It?” tool.
In addition to the Bay Area quakes, three other minor earthquakes were recorded across the state, including another small tremor near Hayward and two near Petrolia, a region in Northern California.
This comes after four minor quakes on Wednesday, and the largest seismic event of the week, a magnitude 4.5 earthquake near Petrolia, which occurred Tuesday night.
While these earthquakes were relatively weak and caused minimal shaking, they highlight the ongoing seismic activity in California’s fault zones.
