Another Quake Hits San Carlos

The 2.2-magnitude earthquake struck at about 5:17 a.m. Monday.

Posted Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 5:23 pm PT|Updated Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 5:31 pm PT

The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 2.2 struck San Carlos on Monday morning.

The quake, which had a depth of 2.1 miles, hit at about 5:17 a.m. about 2 miles southeast of Belmont and 4 miles southeast of San Mateo.

Residents in the Black Mountain area of San Carlos said they heard the quake more than felt it, according to .

An earthquake with a magnitude of 2.1 also San Carlos last Thursday night.

That temblor shook San Carlos at 11:38 p.m. and had a depth of 1.7 miles, according to the USGS.

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