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Another Morning Earthquake Shakes East Bay
The temblor, yet another in the swarm of more than 237 quakes to hit San Ramon, struck at 6:48 a.m. Friday.

A 3.2-magnitude earthquake, the most recent in a swarm of more than 237 tiny temblors around the East Bay over the last two weeks, was recorded this morning near San Ramon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The quake was reportedly felt as far away as Pleasanton, Walnut Creek and Clayton.
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“We’ve had swarms like this (in this area) in the past and none of them have led to a large, damaging earthquake,” Brad Aagaard, a research geophysicist at USGS, said in a previous article.
Yet that doesn’t mean the torrent of temblors is near its end.
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“Some of the larger ones have lasted 30-40 days, so we would expect this swarm will likely continue a couple more weeks,” Aagaard said.
October 17 marked the anniversary of the devastating Loma Prieta earthquake, which interrupted Game 3 of the “Bay Bridge” World Series in 1989.
Related:
- Recalling When Loma Prieta Interrupted the 1989 World Series ... and What Happened Next
- Earthquake Swarm Continues, Experts Predict a Couple More Weeks of Shakers
Californians prepared for future earthquakes during the annual the Great California ShakeOut drill of 2015 earlier this month.
On Aug. 24, 2014, a 6.1-magnitude earthquake in the North Bay killed one person, injured more than 200 others and caused millions of dollars in damage. A 4.0-magnitude quake that struck the Hayward fault in the East Bay in August rattled nerves, and elicited some unique responses that were captured on camera.
Additional quake coverage on Patch:
- WATCH: Local Weatherman Reacts To East Bay Earthquake While On Air
- Rude Awakening! Watch These Two Cute Dogs React To East Bay Earthquake
- Are You Really Ready for the Next Big California Earthquake?
- NAPA QUAKE 2014: Click here for Patch’s Full Earthquake Coverage
Bay City News contributed to this report. Photo via Shutterstock.
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