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Data from the USGS shows the seismic events have ranged in strength from 2.5 up to 4.2 in magnitude.
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A series of earthquakes rocked a Bay Area city on Feb. 2. Did you feel it? San Ramon was hit by a cluster of quakes starting with a magnitude 3.8 earthquake about 2.4 miles southeast of the city, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake had a depth of about 6 miles.