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Three Earthquakes Shake Gilroy
From 10:15 Monday until 6:45 Tuesday, there were three earthquakes in the area.
A trio of earthquakes hit the same exact spot in a 20-hour period starting late Monday night.
At 10:44 p.m. on April 29, a magnitude 3.0 earthquake hit eight miles ESE of Gilroy.
A total of 29 people reported feeling that earthquake on the U.S. Geological Survey website, including three people from Gilroy, one from Morgan Hill and 12 from Hollister.
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The next evening, two small earthquakes followed in the same spot. At 5:11 p.m. Tuesday, a 1.2 quake made small waves in the area followed by another 1.2 at 6:44.
No one reported feeling either of the smaller shakes on the USGS site.
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All three earthquakes fell right on the Calaveras Fault.
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