A preliminary 3.1-magnitude earthquake struck near Banning in Riverside County on Wednesday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The USGS reported the quake around 6:21 a.m. and said its epicenter was 6 miles south of Banning near the Mount San Jacinto State Park.

A minor, 3.3-magnitude earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 12:15 p.m. Pacific time about 9 miles southwest of Manhattan Beach,

MORTON, Wash. - A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck near Morton, Washington, early Thursday morning. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the quake hit at about 12:58 a.m., roughly 5.6 miles south of Morton. Seismologists estimate the epicenter was beneath Riffe Lake, northwest of Mount St. Helens.