East Bay fault is 'tectonic time bomb,' more dangerous than San Andreas, new study finds
By Rong-Gong Lin II
Apr 17, 2018 | 7:30 PM
Why the Hayward fault is one of California’s most feared, as explained by U.S. Geological Survey geologist David Schwartz.
The San Andreas long has been the fault many Californians feared most, having unleashed the great 1906 earthquake that led to San Francisco’s destruction 112 years ago Wednesday.
But new research shows that a much less well-known fault, running under the heart of the East Bay, poses a greater danger.
A landmark report by the U.S. Geological Survey estimates that at least 800 people could be killed and 18,000 more injured in a hypothetical magnitude 7 earthquake on the Hayward fault centered below Oakland.
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