Four strong earthquakes (magnitude 6.0 or greater) have occurred in the Bay Area since the mid-1800s. 1868 Hayward earthquake . Oct. 21, 1868, a magnitude 6.3-6.7 earthquake severely shook the San ...

The map shows the major seismic faults in the San Francisco Bay Area (colored lines) and the epicenters of the recorded earthquakes of magnitude 5 or greater that have occurred since 1900 ...

The Concord Fault, which runs through Bay Area neighborhoods in Concord and Walnut Creek is in a different location than previously understood. It could produce a major earthquake in the Bay Area.

5.1-Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Bay Area The earthquake, which likely occurred along the Calaveras Fault, struck late Tuesday morning about nine miles east of Seven Trees, a neighborhood in San ...

A series of small earthquakes shook the San Francisco Bay Area on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquakes all struck near Hayward, Calif., just south of Oakland ...

Magnitude 5.1 earthquake rattles San Francisco Bay Area, the largest to strike the region in years. ... one of eight major faults in the Bay Area and a branch of the San Andreas Fault line.

The earthquake occurred along the Hayward fault line, which extends 62 miles along the East Bay hills, according to USGS. The last serious quake along the Hayward Fault line struck in 1868 and had ...

The last significant damaging earthquake in the Bay Area was the 6.0 South Napa Quake on Aug. 24, 2014, which killed 1 person, injured 300 and caused $1 billion in damage in Napa and Vallejo.