Multiple earthquakes strike near Concord in Northern California

Wednesday, May 6, 2015
CONCORD, Calif. (KABC) -- Earthquakes with magnitudes of 3.6, 3.2 and 2.6 struck Concord Wednesday morning, all in same area where several small quakes occurred on Sunday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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The 2.6 earthquake struck at 7:35 a.m., a 3.6 temblor was reported at 7:32 a.m., and the 3.2 struck at 7:01 a.m. All were located 1 mile south-southwest of downtown Concord and 2 miles northeast of Pleasant Hill, USGS officials said.

Multiple quakes, the largest of which was measured at a magnitude of 3.6, were reported Sunday afternoon in the Concord area.
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