AROMAS, Calif. (AP) — An earthquake registering magnitude 4.2 shook part of central California early Sunday, the United States Geological Survey reported. The earthquake was detected at 2:47 a.m. local time about 2 miles northwest of Aromas with a depth of 4.59 miles, the science agency said on its website and in a social media post.

A 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck near Aromas Sunday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake hit abut 1.8 miles north northwest of Aromas in Monterey County. It was felt at the KSBW studio in Salinas and callers into the newsroom from Freedom and Gilroy reported feeling it as well.

Saturday's earthquake was the seventh of magnitude 3 or greater since Sept. 12, when a magnitude 4.7 earthquake just north of Malibu was widely felt across Southern California.

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake rocked areas south of San Francisco in California early Sunday morning. According to the United States Geological Survey, the earthquake was reported about 2 miles north-northwest of Aromas,

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.

Three different earthquakes shook Southern California on Saturday, notably the Malibu coastline which has been hit four times since September started.

A preliminary 3.2 magnitude earthquake struck more than five miles off the Malibu coast Saturday afternoon, according to the United States. Data from the USGS indicated that the quake registered around 1:38 p.