Multiple earthquakes shook California's Bay Area Thursday. They were recorded near Hayward, around 20 miles southeast of Oakland, the USGS reported.

Officials with the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed four earthquakes with magnitudes ranging from 2.7 to 3.7 hit in the East Bay over the course of Thursday.

The epicenter for all the quakes was about one mile east of Hayward, in San Francisco's East Bay, according to the U.S. Geological Survey

A preliminary magnitude 3.7 earthquake rattled the Bay Area on Thursday afternoon after a series of smaller quakes hours before in the same area, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The latest shake happened at 1:59 p.

Five minor earthquakes rocked California on Thursday, including two rumbles just minutes apart in the San Francisco Bay area, for a total of five tremblors in 24 hours in the Golden State. Two quakes of magnitude 3.