5 minor earthquakes rocked California on Thursday, together with two rumbles simply minutes aside within the San Francisco Bay space, for a complete of 5 tremblors in 24 hours within the Golden State.
Two quakes of magnitude 3.4 and three.2 occurred at round midday close to the town of Hayward, simply south of San Francisco, in line with the US Geological Survey.
They occurred alongside an earthquake hotspot known as the Hayward Fault, and round 2,000 individuals reported feeling the shakes through the USGS’ “Did you’re feeling it?” reporting software.
Earthquakes of that magnitude are thought-about minor and often convey solely mild shaking, however California noticed 5 such quakes on Thursday alone, together with one other small quake close to Hayward, and two minor shakes close to Petrolia, within the northern a part of the state.
The Golden State additionally had 4 minor earthquakes on Wednesday, and the most important quake of the week — a 4.5 magnitude rumble close to Petrolia — occurred Tuesday night time.
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