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All of these fault lines are located in the Northern California region of the San Andreas ... shook the Bay Area for 10 to 20 seconds, depending on location. Zoom in on the map below and compare ...
So it's probably worth knowing where the major fault lines in the Bay Area are. According to the USGS, there are seven "significant" faults in the Bay Area: the San Andreas Fault, the Calaveras ...
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON ... happening in the Bay Area. “The Hayward fault passes right through this curb and has gradually off-set it,” she said. A probability map shows a 33-percent chance ...
The magnitude 4.7 earthquake Tuesday east of Monterey Bay hit on a unique section of the San Andreas fault that has long generated interest from scientists. The quake was felt across a wide area ...
Five major fault lines cross the Bay Area: San Andreas, Calaveras, San Gregorio, Hayward and Rodgers Creek. A fault is defined by the U.S. Geological Survey as “a fracture or zone of fractures ...
Additional information collected about the earthquake may also prompt U.S.G.S. scientists to update the shake-severity map ... Bay Area. It may be a little less famous than the San Andreas Fault ...
SAN JOSE - While not as well known as its neighbors -- the San Andreas and Hayward faults -- a quake on the Calaveras Fault can still pack a punch for Bay Area residents. A magnitude 5.1 ...
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake rattled the San Francisco Bay Area on Tuesday, shaking buildings and marking the strongest quake the region has seen in eight years. There were no immediate reports of ...