Three earthquakes strike south of San Jose

Three small earthquakes struck south of San Jose early Saturday morning, the United States Geological Survey reports. The first, a magnitude 2.7, was centered 6 miles east of Gilroy. It hit at 2:05 a.m. The second arrived at 7:33 a.m. and registered 3.0 on the Richter scale. It was located 3 miles from San Juan Bautista. The third, measured at 2.8, happened at 8:07 in the morning and was in nearly the same location, 3 miles from Aromas and San Juan Bautista. All of the quakes occurred about 30 miles from downtown San Jose. They were felt across sections of San Benito County and southern Santa Clara County. No injuries were reported.