Earthquake In California San Francisco. The earthquake significantly damaged the transportation system of the Bay Area. If you thought that the earthquake that struck northern California on Sunday was something, just wait until you see what is coming in the years ahead.
Consider this:California power lines spark wildfires and prompt blackouts. California lies on the San Andreas Fault, which forms the tectonic boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate, two of the large moving plates that form the Earth's crust. During the first quake, weak shaking was felt in San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose, per the USGS.
The earthquake significantly damaged the transportation system of the Bay Area.
California lies on the San Andreas Fault, which forms the tectonic boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate, two of the large moving plates that form the Earth's crust.
The collapse of the Cypress Street. Congress responded to the disaster in several ways. The San Andreas fault is "locked, loaded and ready to roll".