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We had a 3.7 on the fault earlier in the week. It was shallow though and pretty much most of the east bay felt it.

Wife and I were in the office when it happened and our house did have a good sway but no damage.

[BenLurkin]

[bill1952]

Clearly the GOP is at fault here.

Its Bush's backup plan in case global warming doesn't destroy more cities.

[Redcloak]

They should pass a law banning earthquakes.

[Strategerist]

Actually the Rodgers Creek Fault (running north from San Pablo Bay through Santa Rosa, etc.) may be even more locked and loaded than the Hayward. It's basically due, based on paleoseismic evidence.

It's actually sort of an extension of the Hayward; there may be some sort of linkage between the two under San Pablo Bay; raising the possibility of both faults going at once, which would be an even more enormous disaster.

[Williams]

And we criticize New Orleans for building in a flood zone.

[trubluolyguy]

Any freepers in the area?


Move. Looks like San Franfreako might be getting the Sodom and Gomorrah treatment soon.

[kstewskis]

the Hayward Fault, which geologists consider the most dangerous in the San Francisco Bay Area, if not the nation. Like others who live here, she gets by on a blend of denial, hope and humor.

I see another disaster (and billions of Federal Funds) coming their way, if/when that fault ever blows.

The difference is, most Califorians are generally more prepared when it comes to earthquakes and emergency kits.

[Williams]

"A ``virtual tour'' developed by the USGS shows the Hayward Fault slashing through identifiable structures, like DeMuynck's house, but she is resolved not to worry. ``There's dangers all around us, all the time, so if we thought about those dangers all the time, we wouldn't have anything else to think about,'' said DeMuynck, 62. ``We just come home and say, 'The house is still here.' We're OK for another day.''

Is it just me, or are people generally insane? ---

[ChildOfThe60s]

Gee, thanks. My daughter is probably moving to SF within the next year.

Of course, I am moving (out of Florida) into the area of the New Madrid Fault. Geez, guess I need a subscription to Bad Living Magazine.

Remember, when everything is out to get you, paranoid is just positive thinking. ;-)

[Robert A Cook PE]

Surprised they didn't consider the "locked" (jammed part) of the San Andreus fault just north of LA the most dangerous: It hasn't moved in a longer period of time, and has ALL of LA's water supply pipes and most of its power lines crossing it.

[Plutarch]

The Hayward Fault runs right through California Memorial Stadium. Could make for some real Cal football excitement one day.

[AD from SpringBay]

Mama goverment better fire up her $2,000 plastic card machine.

[NormsRevenge]

We live at the south end of the Hayward, and just down the hills from the Calaveras, the San Andreas is quite a few miles west of here..

Bay Area Earthquake Probabilities

[sit-rep]

I would recommend expansion joints to solve her problem. Put a couple of these in, and instead of every year repairing the cracks, simply reset the expansion joint every 5... Simple solution to a major problem.

[dersepp]

While in the National Guard, I had access to reports that would stupefy the average person as to what is coming with quakes in the East Bay. For example:

Although on the other side of the bay, 8,000 casualties per square block in Chinatown are anticipated.

The only place I have ever seen this information in the mainstream media would be the fifth and ten year anniversary programs done by KRON TV.

[RightWhale]

We get all those effects here, too. Permafrost. Slow motion ocean.