Pair of small earthquakes rattle Bay Area

An earthquake of magnitude 2.9 shook the East Bay on Saturday afternoon, hours after a 2.7 quake in Sonoma County, according to the United States Geological Survey.

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The East Bay quake, which struck at 1:44 p.m., was centered about 2 miles east of San Ramon at a depth of about 5 miles. Shaking was felt in Danville and other cities…

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