Small earthquake shakes rural area outside Morgan Hill

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MORGAN HILL – An earthquake with a preliminary-magnitude of 3.7 struck a rural area south of the San Francisco Bay area on Wednesday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The quake, which struck just before 7:30 a.m., was centered in an area 20 miles northeast of Morgan Hill and 23 miles east of San Jose in Santa Clara County, the USGS. said.

Neither the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department nor the Morgan Hill Police Department received any immediate reports of injuries or damage.