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UPDATE: Aftershocks hit Northern San Luis Obispo County following 3.5 magnitude earthquake

Posted at 11:57 PM, May 02, 2019
and last updated 2019-05-03 15:28:19-04

(UPDATE- 3:15 a.m.) – Two aftershocks reported in Northern San Luis Obispo County following a 3.5 magnitude earthquake.

At approximately 3:05 a.m. Friday two more earthquakes were reported in Templeton.

Both were recorded as 3.0 magnitude earthquakes.

Initial reports from USGS show the earthquakes had a depth around 5.5 km.


At 10:22 p.m. a magnitude 3.5 earthquake with an epicenter 9km west of Templeton shook the Central Coast. Initial reports from the U.S.G.S show the earthquake had a depth of 4.9km.

Did you feel it… a M3.5 quake 4 miles west of Templeton. Initial report is that it was at a depth of 4.9 km. Tell us your experience.

Posted by KSBY on Thursday, May 2, 2019

Immediately after the quake people were reporting feeling the shaking all over the Central Coast.

KSBY viewers are reacting to the earthquake. Jim Collison near Atascadero says “Very minor shaking and a 2-3 second rumble in south Atascadero. Not a big deal.” And Eric Beaulieu near Paso Robles says “Yeah, just some light rolling and window shaking here in east Paso.”

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