A 3.4 magnitude earthquake struck Pinnacles in Monterey County Wednesday, hours after a pair of quakes shook the Central Coast and Bay Area.
Wednesday’s quake was reported at 6:09 a.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Tuesday’s 4.8 magnitude quake hit at 12:43 p.m. near Tres Pinos and Hollister. Residents from Salinas to King City felt the shaking, according to the King City Rustler. The epicenter was about 10 miles southeast of Tres Pinos, said William Seelig of the USGS.
Just 12 minutes later a 2.8 aftershock rolled through the same region. No damages or injuries were reported.
The San Andreas Fault runs through that area.
Tuesday’s initial quake was felt throughout the Bay Area, said seismologist Sarah Minson. According to the USGS’s “did you feel it?” map, it was felt as far north as Napa and as far south as Santa Maria in Santa Barbara County.
On Monday at 10:32 p.m. a magnitude 4.5 earthquake, centered near Pleasant Hill, rocked the Bay Area, Seelig said. It was the largest temblor to strike the region in five years.
“I was in bed last night [Monday] when it hit,” said photographer Elyse Destout of Corralitos. “It was a very strong jolt. I was on the second floor and we definitely felt it. I was just thinking about the big October quake of 30 years ago.”
The three earthquakes come days before the 30th anniversary of the infamous Loma Prieta earthquake of Oct. 17, 1989.
