Monday, March 7, 2011

Earthquake Hazards in California

Seismic Hazard Map

The two most hazardous faults in the region are the Hayward-Rodgers Creek fault system and the San Andreas fault.The East Bay has a higher earthquake hazard than the San Francisco peninsula due to the higher number of faults that traverse the East Bay.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/nca/virtualtour/modern.php

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