USGS: Stress on Bay Area earthquake faults is increasing, chance of major quake also going up (Video)
Updated:
July 7, 2016, 7:13 pm
http://kron4.com/2016/07/07/video-stress-on-bay-area-earthquake-faults-is-increasing-chance-of-major-quake-also-goes-up/
MENLO PARK (KRON) — The stress on Bay Area earthquake faults is increasing, and so are the chances of a major quake.
The United States Geological Survey has updated its long-range earthquake forecast. A map breaks down the chances of a big quake on each fault and lists many of the lesser-known faults from Napa to Gilroy.
The U.S.G.S. is calling attention to the update map and forecast.
It is a reminder to Bay Area residents that we live in earthquake country, and we need to be ready if and when disaster strikes, officials said.
Watch the above video to see Rob Fladeboe’s full report.
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Video: San Andreas Fault could be more destructive than previously reported
Updated:
May 5, 2016, 6:04 pm
http://kron4.com/2016/05/05/video-san-andreas-fault-could-be-more-destructive-than-previously-reported/
Magnitude: 4.1
Event Time: 04:14 PM (PDT) Thursday July 07, 2016
Location: 38.6607 N -118.7907 W
Depth: 9.67 (km) #Phs: 28
UTC - Event Time: 23:14 (189) Thursday July 07, 2016 (UTC)
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nn00550898#map
21 km NW of Hawthorne, NV
32 km S of Schurz, NV
48 km SE of Yerington, NV
Magnitude: 4.5
Event Time: 04:40 PM (PDT) Thursday July 07, 2016
Location: 38.6580 N -118.7847 W
Depth:10.63 (km) #Phs: 26
UTC - Event Time: 23:40 (189) Thursday July 07, 2016 (UTC)
http://www.seismo.unr.edu/Events/main.php?evid=550904
20 km NW of Hawthorne, NV
33 km S of Schurz, NV
49 km SE of Yerington, NV
Waveforms Magnitude (ML) 4.55
http://www.seismo.unr.edu/Events/main.php?evid=550904
USGS
Earthquake outlook for the San Francisco Bay region 2014–2043
Fact Sheet 2016-3020
https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/fs20163020
Abstract
Using information from recent earthquakes, improved mapping of active faults, and a new model for estimating earthquake probabilities, the 2014 Working Group on California Earthquake Probabilities updated the 30-year earthquake forecast for California. They concluded that there is a 72 percent probability (or likelihood) of at least one earthquake of magnitude 6.7 or greater striking somewhere in the San Francisco Bay region before 2043. Earthquakes this large are capable of causing widespread damage; therefore, communities in the region should take simple steps to help reduce injuries, damage, and disruption, as well as accelerate recovery from these earthquakes.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2016/3020/fs20163020.pdf
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