SAN MATEO COUNTY, CA - the U.S. Geological Survey reported that a 3.2 magnitude quake rattled near Colma Friday afternoon.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.6 struck the southeastern portion of Hawaii's Big Island Wednesday just before midnight local time.

USGS scientist Robert De Groot spoke to CBS News Bay Area about a recent earthquakes that have struck in and around the Bay Area, including two earthquakes that struck near Salinas and San Juan Bautista on Thanksgiving Day.

At least three earthquakes, each stronger than the last, struck Central California on Thanksgiving afternoon with preliminary magnitudes as high as 4.0, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

A magnitude-3.8 earthquake was reported Thursday at 5:36 p.m. in Riverside County four miles from Valle Vista, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake was eight miles from Hemet, nine miles from San Jacinto and 13 miles from Beaumont, Calif..

Two earthquakes struck the Central Coast less than 10 minutes apart on Thanksgiving Day, according to officials.

Two strong earthquakes struck Japan Tuesday at magnitudes of 5.4 and 4.7, according to data from the United States Geological Survey ( USGS ). The first quake struck in the Pacific Ocean about 80 miles east-southeast from Kitaibaraki at a depth of around 6 miles, 10 km, the data shows. Kitaibaraki is about 110 miles northeast of Tokyo.

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake was recorded near Santa Barbara on November 27, 2025, at 3:10 p.m., according to the USGS.