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2 Earthquakes Strike Near Livermore
Did you feel them? Learn when and where they struck.
LIVERMORE, CA — Two earthquakes struck near Livermore in eastern Alameda County.
A 2.8-magnitude earthquake shook at 10:47 p.m. Tuesday near the eastern border of Alameda County.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake was centered 20 km, or 12.5 miles, southwest of Livermore at a depth of .2 km, or about 220 yards. The location of the quake is just west of Cedar Mountain in the Cedar Range, just west of the border with San Joaquin County.
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The second minor earthquake in the last 16 hours was centered in the same spot along the eastern border of Alameda County.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the second quake at 5:31 a.m. Wednesday was centered in the same location as one at 1:47 p.m. Tuesday: 20 km, or 12.5 miles, southwest of Livermore at a depth of .2 km, or about 220 yards. The location is just west of Cedar Mountain in the Cedar Range, just west of the border with San Joaquin County.
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— Patch Editor Courtney Teague contributed to this