Did You Feel It? Two Earthquakes Shake Watsonville

Earthquakes of 2.5 and 3.7 magnitudes have struck the Watsonville area Monday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The temblors occurred at about 1:35 a.m. and 2:05 a.m. respectively.   

The smaller quake struck about 4 miles south-southeast of Gilroy and had a depth of 5.3 miles; the larger of the two - which was downgraded from a 3.9-magnitude initial reading - was about 12 miles east of Watsonville and 4.2 miles deep.


– Bay City News and Patch Editor Renee Schiavone contributed to this report.