The Brief
- Another earthquake struck the East Bay Monday afternoon.
- The USGS measured the quake at 2.9 in magnitude.
- The earthquake shook just before 3 p.m. near Piedmont.
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.…