A magnitude 3.1 earthquake jolted residents awake in the Hollister-Gilroy area for the second time in two days, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The quake hit at about 2:30 a.m. Tuesday and was centered about 2 miles west of San Juan Bautista and 9 miles west of Hollister, south of Gilroy, the USGS said in a preliminary report. Its depth was about 3½ miles.
Early Monday, more than 200 residents in Gilroy reported feeling tremors from a magnitude 3.0 quake at 1:37 a.m.
And last week, a magnitude 3.9 quake rattled Morgan Hill. That quake was felt by thousands throughout the Bay Area.
