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The Calaveras Fault is a major branch of the San Andreas Fault System that is located in northern California in the San Francisco Bay Area. Activity on the different segments of the fault includes moderate and large earthquakes as well as aseismic creep .
Simplified fault map of southern California The faults of Southern California viewed to the southeast, as modeled by the Southern California Earthquake Center. Highlighted in purple are the San Andreas Fault (left) and Santa Monica Bay complex (right). The foreground is in the Santa Barbara Channel, the east-trending zone marks the Transverse ...
San Andreas Fault System (Banning fault, Mission Creek fault, South Pass fault, San Jacinto fault, Elsinore fault) 1300: California, United States: Dextral strike-slip: Active: 1906 San Francisco (M7.7 to 8.25), 1989 Loma Prieta (M6.9) San Ramón Fault: Chile: Thrust fault: Sawtooth Fault: Idaho, United States: Normal fault: Seattle Fault ...
The earthquakes this week were located slightly north of the Ortigalita fault, in an area without any mapped fault lines at the surface. Which parts of Stanislaus County are most at risk for ...
Preliminary magnitude 3.4 earthquake NE of Alum Rock near the Calaveras Fault at 3:15 pm. Shaking intensity mostly light, but noticeable by many esp. North San Jose and the East Foothills.
The Puente Hills thrust fault is the same overall fault network that produced the Whittier Narrows – which measured a 5.9 magnitude, killed eight people and caused some $358 million in damage in ...
The Hayward Fault is parallel to the San Andreas Fault, which lies offshore and through the San Francisco Peninsula. To the east of the Hayward Fault lies the Calaveras Fault. In 2007, the Hayward Fault was discovered to have merged with the Calaveras Fault east of San Jose at a depth of 6.4 kilometers (4.0 mi), with the potential of creating ...
UTC time: 1984-04-24 21:15:21: ISC event: 555788: USGS-ANSSComCat: Local date: April 24, 1984 (): Local time: 13:15:21 PST: Magnitude: 6.2 M w [1]: Depth: 10 km (6.2 mi) [1] Epicenter: 1]: Fault: Calaveras Fault: Type: Strike-slip [2]: Areas affected: South Bay Northern California United States: Total damage: $7.5–8 million [3] [4]: Max. intensity: MMI VIII (Severe) [4]: Peak acceleration: 1 ...