What to Know
- A 3.6 magnitude earthquake was reported by the USGS at 1:59 p.m. in the Hayward area
- A pair of small quakes (M3.3 and M3.2) struck the same area just before noon
- A 2.7 magnitude earthquake rattled the Hayward area at 5:03 a.m.
Several earthquakes struck in the Hayward area Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey.
The most recent quake was a 3.6 magnitude that happened at 1:59 p.m., the USGS said. The temblor was felt across the East Bay and along the Peninsula.
The afternoon shaking followed a pair of temblors – magnitudes 3.3 and 3.2 – that struck the same area just before noon.
Earlier in the morning at 5:03 a.m., a 2.7 magnitude quake rattled the same area.
All of the quakes were centered about 2 miles southeast of Hayward and roughly 3.5 miles south-southeast of Castro Valley, according to the USGS.
Meanwhile, the East Bay experienced another earthquake at 4:45 p.m. when a preliminary 2.5 magnitude temblor struck near Pleasant Hill in Contra Costa County.
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