Maps showing soil liquefaction hazards are especially helpful. “If you look at the map, you can see areas throughout Greater Victoria that are quite susceptible to soil failure,” he said.

New hazard maps for Northern California delineate the probability of earthquake-induced liquefaction, based on three scenarios: A magnitude 7.8 on the San Andreas Fault comparable to the 1906 ...

If you click on the parcel labeled “455,” the website will say that all or a portion of the parcel lies within an earthquake fault zone, but not a liquefaction or landslide zone.

New hazard maps for Northern California delineate the probability of earthquake-induced liquefaction, based on three scenarios: A magnitude 7.8 on the San Andreas Fault comparable to the 1906 ...

The seismic time bomb ticking under the Bay Area could wreak especially widespread damage in heavily populated parts of the East Bay, according to new earthquake-hazard maps announced Thursday ...

The California Geological Survey, in its publication “Seismic Hazards Zonation Program,” describes liquefaction as occurring when loose, water-saturated sediments lose strength and fail during ...

Zoom in on map to see color-coding indicating parcels in the fault zone, liquefaction zone and/or landslide zone. The full legend can be accessed in the menu icon at the upper right. The ...