Overview
- The USGS recorded the quake at 9:54 a.m. less than a mile from Paso Robles at a depth of 3.5 miles.
- The epicenter was reported near Highway 46 in Templeton, about five miles west of Highway 101.
- Shaking was widely felt across northern San Luis Obispo County, with toppled bottles and glassware reported but no major structural damage.
- Paso Robles Police said they had received no calls about earthquake damage as of 11 a.m. Tuesday.
- The event followed a 10-day stretch without nearby magnitude 3.0-plus quakes, and California and Nevada average about 25 magnitude 4.0 to 5.0 events annually.