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october 27,2022
Bay Area earthquake shake Where will the next
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The San Andreas, Calaveras, San Gregorio, Hayward, and Rodgers Creek faults are among the five main faults that span the Bay Area.
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A fault is described as "a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock" by the U.S. Geological Survey
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The epicenter of Tuesday's 5.1-magnitude earthquake"We live in earthquake country and we should all be prepared for the next big quake."
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Another earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 to 7.0 could occur on the fault.According to USGS experts, the 1868 Hayward Fault earthquake
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the 1868 earthquake claimed the lives of roughly 30 people, according to USGS experts.
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Alameda County had a population of only about 24,000 in 1868. With 2.4 million inhabitants as of today
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According to the USGS, "This area of the United States has been tectonically active since the supercontinent Pangea broke apart about 200
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San Andreas Fault system was created 25 to 30 million years ago by the collision of the Pacific and North American plates.
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