Small earthquake reported near Coalinga

A small earthquake struck Monday morning near Coalinga, the U.S Geological Survey reported.

The quake, measured at 3.0, happened at 8:58 a.m. It was centered about 15 miles southwest of Coalinga and occurred two miles underground.

No damage was reported. A police dispatcher who was not working at the time said she “slept right through it.”

The U.S. Geological Survey noted the Coalinga quake was one of three small earthquakes in California Monday morning. The first, at 6:06 a.m., occurred in the San Bernardino County town of Morongo Valley. It measured 3.3 magnitude and was at a depth of six miles.

A magnitude 2.6 quake occurred at 9:07 a.m. in the Sonoma County town of Cloverdale. It happened two miles underground.

This story was originally published December 7, 2015 at 9:32 AM with the headline "Small earthquake reported near Coalinga."