Small Earthquakes Rattle Pinnacles Nat'l Park Area
SALINAS (CBS SF) -- A magnitude 3.2 earthquake shook near Salinas at 6:46 a.m. Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
No damages have been reported from the quake, which was centered close to Pinnacles National Park, about 3.7 miles deep along the San Andreas Fault, according to USGS.
The USGS reported a preceding magnitude 2.8 quake in the same location at 4:23 a.m., and an aftershock also measuring 2.8 shortly before 10 a.m.
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