QUAKES NW OF PINNACLES S.S.

A MAGNITUDE 3.0 EARTHQUAKE SHOOK THE AREA NEAR PINNACLES AT 3:49 YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, AND SEVERAL AFTERSHOCKS HAVE OCCURRED SINCE THEN. THE LARGEST OF THOSE WAS A 3.3 AT 1 MINUTE TO 9 P.M. LAST NIGHT. THERE WERE 2 SMALLER QUAKES BETWEEN THOSE 2, AND THERE HAVE BEEN 5 SMALLER ONES SINCE LAST NIGHT?S 3.3 EVENT. ALL OF THESE SEISMIC EVENTS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT IN SOUTH MONTEREY COUNTY.