Earthquake Hits Saturday Morning Near Gilroy, Morgan Hill

The preliminary magnitude was 2.5.

Posted Sat, Mar 14, 2015 at 8:54 am PT

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 2.5 was recorded this morning in Santa Clara County, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The temblor was reported at 7:40 a.m. about 5 miles northeast of Gilroy and 11 miles east-southeast of Morgan Hill, USGS officials said.

The earthquake had a depth of about 4 miles, according to USGS officials.

--Bay City News

--Shutterstock image

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