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Early Morning 3.4 Magnitude Quake Rattles Piedmont

PIEDMONT (AP) - The U.S. Geological Survey says a 3.4 magnitude earthquake rattled the small city of Piedmont in Northern California.

The USGS says the tremor happened Wednesday at 4:42 a.m. PST.

The impacts of the earthquake were not immediately known. Earthquakes with a magnitude between 2.5 and 3 are the smallest tremors felt by people.

Piedmont is a city of roughly 10,000 people next to Oakland.

Copyright 2019 The Associated Press.

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