Small earthquake strikes outside Santa Rosa amid day of fires

The magnitude 2.9 quake struck about 8:16 p.m. and was centered about 3.7 miles west of Kentwood.|
J.D. MORRIS
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

A minor earthquake shook Sonoma County outside Santa Rosa on Monday evening as the Tubbs Fire and other blazes continued to burn the North Coast.

The magnitude 2.9 quake struck about 8:16 p.m. and was centered about 3.7 miles west of Kentwood, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Emergency dispatchers were not aware of any significant damage.

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