PIEDMONT, Calif. – A 2.9-magnitude earthquake struck near Piedmont Monday afternoon, one of many to hit the East Bay within just a matter of hours.
The U.S. Geological Survey reports the small earthquake struck just before 3 p.m. about 1 mile west of Piedmont in Alameda County.
The earthquake was centered along California’s Hayward Fault, which has not seen a “major” earthquake since 1868, according to the USGS.
The Piedmont earthquake had a depth of 4.6-kilometers, the USGS reported.
String of earthquakes
The backstory:
Eight smaller earthquakes struck in San Ramon earlier Monday, with the largest measured at 3.6 in magnitude.
The two most recent occurred just before 2 p.m., coming in at 2.9 and 2.6.
The other earthquakes in San Ramon ranged from 2.5 to 3.0.
Meanwhile, roughly 5,000 miles away, a powerful 7. 6-magnitude earthquake struck off northern Japan on Monday, triggering a tsunami of up to 40 centimeters in coastal communities in the region, the Japanese Meteorological Agency said.
The Source: U.S. Geological Survey, previous KTVU reporting
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