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  2. Hayward Fault Zone - Wikipedia

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    USGS map showing faults that span the Pacific–North America plate boundary. The Hayward Fault Zone is a right-lateral strike-slip geologic fault zone capable of generating destructive earthquakes. The fault was first named in the Lawson Report of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake in recognition of its involvement in the earthquake of 1868. [1]

  3. List of earthquakes in California - Wikipedia

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    Probabilistic seismic hazard map. The earliest known earthquake in the U.S. state of California was documented in 1769 by the Spanish explorers and Catholic missionaries of the Portolá expedition as they traveled northward from San Diego along the Santa Ana River near the present site of Los Angeles. Ship captains and other explorers also ...

  4. Southern California faults - Wikipedia

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    The probability of a serious earthquake on various faults has been estimated in the 2008 Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast. According to the United States Geological Survey, Southern California experiences nearly 10,000 earthquakes every year. [3] Details on specific faults can be found in the USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database.

  5. Which parts of Stanislaus County are most at risk for ... - AOL

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    A map of the faults that run through Stanislaus County. ... Calaveras and Hayward faults, according to the county. ... There is an 80.62% chance of a major earthquake within 31 miles of Stanislaus ...

  6. Series of small earthquakes shake Bay Area near Hayward fault

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    The temblor followed three earlier small earthquakes — a magnitude 2.7 that struck near the Hayward fault at 5:03 a.m., followed by a magnitude 3.3 at 11:52 a.m., then a 3.2 at 11:54 a.m.

  7. Updated USGS Earthquake Map Highlights Risk Across U.S. - AOL

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    Nearly 75% of the country is at risk for a potentially damaging earthquake in the next 100 years, according to a recently updated map from the U.S. Geological Survey. The map is the first to ...

  8. 1812 San Juan Capistrano earthquake - Wikipedia

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    The primary tectonic feature in California is the strike-slip San Andreas (SAF) system of faults that form part of the diffuse Pacific–North American plate boundary. This transform fault trends south-southeast through much of northern and central California, but turns more southeasterly at the southern end of the California Coast Ranges at a prominent restraining bend.

  9. Multiple earthquakes felt in California's Bay Area on ...

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    Multiple earthquakes shook California's Bay Area Thursday afternoon. The earthquakes occurred near Hayward, around 20 miles southeast of Oakland, with the strongest one hitting at 1:59 p.m. local ...