Two small earthquakes hit southern Utah early Tuesday morning, rattling local residents.
The first quake struck at 2:44 a.m. It measured at magnitude 3.74, according to the University of Utah Seismograph Stations, and was centered about 6 miles north of Pine Valley in Washington County, which is about 27 miles north of St. George. A second quake, measured at 2.7, hit the same area at 6:29 a.m.
There have been no reports of damage.
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