Several fault lines transect in the San Francisco Bay Area to make ... Zoom in on the map below and compare where you live to the significant faults and where strong earthquakes have struck ...

The map shows the major seismic faults in the San Francisco Bay Area (colored lines) and the epicenters of the recorded earthquakes of magnitude 5 or greater that have occurred since 1900 ...

A 5.1 magnitude earthquake centered near San Jose on Tuesday occurred along the Calaveras Fault, not the most active fault in the Bay Area. It was the strongest quake along that fault line since a ...

Additional information collected about the earthquake may also prompt U.S.G.S. scientists to update the shake-severity map ... of major faults that cut through the San Francisco Bay Area.

Still, the USGS cautions, “we live in earthquake country and we should all be prepared for the next big quake.” The Bay Area’s major fault lines (Image courtesy USGS) Which Bay Area fault ...

mainly due to the distance between its epicenter and the major Bay Area fault. "We could see a triggered earthquake within about 5 kilometers but no farther than that," she said. "Of course that's ...

DUBLIN, Calif. (KGO) -- From Napa to Santa Cruz, many Bay Area residents say they felt the big jolt of a 3.9 earthquake on the Calaveras fault in the East Bay. It struck at 7:46 p.m. Monday night ...

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An earthquake has struck California's Bay Area right along a fault line experts now fear may be the surprise cause of the long-awaited 'Big One.' The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the 3.2 ...