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A swarm of small earthquakes jolted San Ramon over the last month. Scientists said the earthquakes are normal and aren’t indicative of the big one.
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LATEST, Dec. 8, 3:15 p.m. Oakland is the latest Bay Area city to be jolted by an earthquake on Monday. The shake happened at 2:55 p.m. and had a preliminary magnitude of 2.9, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake also had a depth of 2.85 miles, with an epicenter located north of Montclair.
Multiple small earthquakes struck Monday morning, centered near San Ramon, according to the United States Geological Survey. The first temblor, a 2.9 magnitude, was reported at 2:33 a.m. and centered about 2.5 miles southeast of San Ramon, the USGS said.
People in the Bay Area continue to experience the “flare up” of earthquakes into Monday afternoon, Oakland being the latest city to experience a jolt.
Sonoma County was hit by three earthquakes within a little more than half an hour Sunday, the largest one having a preliminary magnitude of 4.0, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The first quake,
A minor, 3.6-magnitude earthquake struck in the San Francisco Bay Area on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 9:07 a.m. Pacific time about 2 miles southeast of San Ramon, Calif., data from the agency shows. U.S.G.S. data earlier reported that the magnitude was 3.7.
A 3.7 earthquake rattled San Ramon on Monday morning, following several earlier small quakes in the area, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. These come after a cluster of earthquakes in the last few weeks.