2.9M earthquake shakes Piedmont amid string of East Bay quakes

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.

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