An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.2 struck Monterey County at 2:47 am Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake, which had a preliminary magnitude of 4.4, was reported 1.8 miles northwest of the town of Aromas and 5.

A preliminary magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck early Sunday morning near Watsonville, California, in the Bay Area. The U.S. Geological Survey says the rumble occurred shortly after 2:45 a.m. It was centered just under two miles northwest of Aromas — about two hours south of Stockton — in Monterey and Santa Cruz counties.

People near California's coast were shaken overnight after a 4.2 magnitude earthquake shook Monterey and San Benito counties.

A 4.2-magnitude earthquake jolted parts of Monterey and San Benito counties early Sunday, according to data from the United States Geological Survey. The quake struck at 2:47 a.m. about 3 kilometers from Aromas,