Here's a map of the significant fault lines and strong earthquakes in the Bay Area. 24/7 Live San Francisco East Bay South Bay Peninsula North Bay Welcome, Mickey ...

1838, northern San Andreas fault, magnitude 7.4: Damage was reported from San Francisco to Santa Clara; the fault likely ruptured from Woodside on the peninsula south of San Francisco to Watsonville.

Impact: The 1933 earthquake was Southern California’s deadliest in the modern record, leaving nearly 120 dead and causing $40 ...

Through the San Francisco Bay Area, the slip rate on the San Andreas Fault is about 20 mm/yr (4/5 inch/year). The October 17, 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake was the most recent major earthquake ...

A new high-resolution map of a poorly known section of the northern San Andreas Fault reveals signs of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, and may hold some clues as to how the fault could rupture ...

The area sits on the San Andreas Fault, which runs from the Gulf of California (Baja California, Mexico) north to the region of Cape Mendocino.The fault in the San Francisco Bay region is a ...

New geological research reveals that the Mission Creek strand of the San Andreas Fault in Southern California is moving fast and could redistribute damage during an earthquake. The strand was previ… ...

The quakes happened on the Hayward Fault, one of a handful of major faults that cut through the San Francisco Bay Area. It may be a little less famous than the San Andreas Fault that ruptured in ...

The San Andreas fault line caused destruction and distinction in California. ... but it’s worth noting that afterward she moved to Bodega Bay and lived the rest of her life on the water.