2 small quakes occur near San Simeon

SAN SIMEON, Calif. (AP) — Two small back-to-back temblors have occurred under Central Coast mountains near San Simeon.

The U.S. Geological Survey website says a magnitude-3.7 tremor occurred at 1:53 a.m. Tuesday seven miles northeast of San Simeon. It was followed within seconds by a magnitude-3.5 quake centered less than a mile northeast of San Simeon.

KSBY-TV (http://bit.ly/1nKIr5O) reports that the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office did not receive any reports of damage or injury.

The scenic pastoral region is about 230 miles northwest of Los Angeles.

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