BAY AREA, CA — A 3.1 magnitude earthquake struck San Benito County on Sunday morning, according to the US Geological Survey. It had a depth of 5 kilometers, or just over 3 miles.
The earthquake was reported at 1:08 a.m., with an epicenter 14 miles south-southeast of Gilroy and 15 miles northeast of Salinas.
22 people reported experiencing the earthquake in Hollister, just under 4 miles from the estimated epicenter of the quake, according to the USGS.
Find out what's happening in Gilroyfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
There were no power or gas outages in the area following the quake, according to PG&E's live outage map.
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