3.1-Magnitude Quake Strikes Near San Ramon
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A swarm of at least six earthquakes reaching up to magnitude 2.9 rattled San Ramon near San Francisco, the U.S. Geological Survey reports. The other quakes in the Saturday, Dec. 13, swarm ranged from magnitude 1.3 to 2.3, according to the USGS.
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San Ramon has been hit by multiple quakes over the past four days, including magnitudes 2.9, 2.3, and 2.2 on December 13, a 2.8-magnitude quake on December 14 and 2.4 and 2.1 on December 15. There were dozens of other smaller tremors. Read More | San Jose earthquake: Massive jolt in California; tremors in Hollister, Salinas and Dublin
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