Two 3.0 earthquakes shook Salinas and area near American Canyon Thursday morning.
Three small earthquakes rocked the North Bay, Salinas and Peninsula in just about eight hours.
The U.S. Geological Survey reported a magnitude 3.0 aftershock in American Canyon about seven miles south of Napa on Thursday at 3:56 a.m. The aftershock follows a 6.1-magnitude quake that struck Napa on August 24.
Then, about 4:15 a.m., a magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck Salinas.
On Wednesday about 8:30 p.m., a magnitude-2.9 earthquake struck Ladera, a few miles from the Stanford University campus and downtown Palo Alto, with a depth of 2.6 miles. The shallow quake was felt by residents in the area who reported feeling a "quick jolt."
