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3.4 magnitude earthquake strikes Pinnacles, day after 4.7 in same area

3.4 magnitude earthquake strikes Pinnacles, day after 4.7 in same area
MAGNITUDE QUAKE JUST HIT THE CENTRAL COAST ABOUT 30 MINUTES AGO. IT WAS CENTERED AT THE PINNACLES.... JUST EAST OF SOLEDAD IN MONTEREY COUNTY. THIS QUAKE COMES LESS THAN 24 HOURS AFTER A 4.7 MAGNITUDE QUAKE SHOOK OUR AREA. THAT ONE HIT AROUND 12-45... 10 MILES EAST OF TRES PINOS...THAT'S ABOUT 15 MILES FROM HOLLISTER. IT WAS FELT THROUGHOUT MONTEREY, SANTA CRUZ, AND SAN BENITO COUNTY. A PROFESSOR AT UC SANTA CRUZ...SAYS ALL THESE EARTHQUAKES ARE HIGHLY UNUSUAL.## "BOTH OF THOSE EARTHQUAKES ARE IN AREAS THAT ARE A LITTLE BIT MORE PRONE TO EARTHQUAKES THAN MOST OF THE SAN ANDREAS. HAVING BOTH OF THEM HAPPEN IN A DAY IS HIGHLY UNUSUAL." AS OF NOW, NO INJURIES OR DAMAGES HAVE BEEN REPORTED FROM YESTERDAY'S EARTHQUAKE. BUT.. ITS A GOOD REMINDER TO BE PREPARED AND HAVE EMERGENCY KITS READY.## TOMORROW MARKS THE 30-TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LOMA PRIETA EARTHQUAKE. WE'LL TAKE A LOOK BACK AT THE QUAKE AND HOW IT DEVASTATED PARTS OF THE CENTRAL COAST.... AND WHAT'S BEING DONE TO PREPARE FOR THE NEXT BIG ONE. YOU CAN WATCH IT RIGHT HERE ON KSBW NBC AND CENTRAL COAST ABC .. TOMORROW NIGHT AT 6-30. ### YOUR SUNRISE T
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3.4 magnitude earthquake strikes Pinnacles, day after 4.7 in same area
Did you feel it?A 3.4 magnitude earthquake struck Pinnacles in Monterey County Wednesday morning, according to the USGS. The quake struck at 6:09 a.m.This comes less than 24 hours after a 4.7 magnitude earthquake struck the same area. No reports of any injuries or damage.

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A 3.4 magnitude earthquake struck Pinnacles in Monterey County Wednesday morning, according to the USGS.

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The quake struck at 6:09 a.m.

This comes less than 24 hours after a 4.7 magnitude earthquake struck the same area.

No reports of any injuries or damage.