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Earthquake rattles California Central Coast. Did you feel it in SLO County?

A 2.8-magnitude earthquake shook the Central Coast on Friday morning.

The small quake hit near San Ardo in Monterey County at 8:27 a.m., according to the United States Geological Survey.

So far, USGS had not received reports of anyone in San Luis Obispo County feeling the quake.

This story was originally published March 13, 2026 at 10:09 AM with the headline "Earthquake rattles California Central Coast. Did you feel it in SLO County?."

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Sadie Dittenber
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Sadie Dittenber writes about education for The Tribune and is a California Local News Fellow through the UC Berkeley School of Journalism. Dittenber graduated from The College of Idaho with a degree in international political economy.
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