Earthquake In California Bay Area. People should think about retrofitting older homes if they haven't already and updating their earthquake. Biggest Earthquakes Near San Francisco Bay Area, California.
Some significant faults in the region are the Calaveras. The earthquake and resulting fires caused an Liquefaction also contributed significantly to the property damage in the Santa Cruz and Monterey Bay areas, which lie near the epicentral zone. It's called the California Earthquake Hazards Zone Application (EQ Zapp) and the map is so detailed it goes down all the way to blocks to show you which areas would be hardest hit.
The greater San Francisco Bay Area has a high likelihood of future damaging earthquakes as it straddles the San Andreas fault system—the major The San Andreas fault is the primary feature of the system and the longest fault in California, slicing through Los Angeles County along the north.
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The earthquake significantly damaged the transportation system of the Bay Area. In California, about half of the biggest earthquakes were preceded by foreshocks; the other half were not. ALSO: California quake damage assessments to take days.