The fault has moved the curbs as much as a handspan, around 18 centimeters, since the time they were installed, up to 60 ...

More than 50 new surface earthquake faults have been discovered in California over the last two decades, according to a new state map that officials hope will help guide future development ...

California Geological Survey releases its first new fault map in 16 years. By Olsen Ebright • Published April 27, 2010 • Updated on June 27, 2011 at 10:54 am BOOKMARKER ...

California aggressively mapped faults from the 1970s through the early 1990s. ... A preliminary map of the Santa Monica fault is expected to be completed in about nine months.

The map will show which parcels are affected by which zones. For instance, if you type in the address to Beverly Hills City Hall at 455 N. Rexford Drive, you’ll see a zoomed in parcel covered in ...

In an effort to protect lives and homes, California has published an online map of all the state's major faults that could rupture the Earth's surface during an earthquake.

The California Geological Survey is working to map this hazard for the state and set up a buffer known as an Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zone around it.. Buildings torn in two. Alquist-Priolo ...

The same maps that planners use to avoid building on earthquake faults are now available online, and are searchable by address or zip code. The maps, compiled by the California Geological Survey ...

The California Geological Survey announced Thursday that it was posting its fault zone maps online for the first time. The 547 maps were previously available only in paper or CD formats.

The CGS creates earthquake fault zone maps under the Alquist-Priolo Act, established following the 1971 San Fernando earthquake. The last time one of these maps was released in the city was in 2003.