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M7.0 Earthquake Scenarios - Hayward Fault Active

By Natural Hazards Mission Area April 12, 2018

Three scenarios show the ground shaking for a magnitude 7.0 earthquake on the Hayward fault.

Visit M7.0 Earthquake Scenarios - Hayward Fault for detailed perspective views.

Three scenarios show the ground shaking for a magnitude 7.0 earthquake on the Hayward fault. The slip or offset across the fault is the same in all three cases, but the earthquake ruptures start in different locations: San Pablo Bay, Oakland, and Fremont, California. These scenario earthquakes rupture 52 miles (83 km) of the Hayward fault extending from Fremont to San Pablo Bay. The average slip or offset across the fault is about 4 ft (1.3 m). 

Visit M7.0 Earthquake Scenarios - Hayward Fault for detailed perspective views.

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Animation showing the intensity of groundshaking across the San Francisco Bay region during a hypothetical M 7.0 earthquake on the Hayward Fault with the epicenter in Fremont. Visit M7.0 Earthquake Scenarios - Hayward Fault for detailed perspective views.  
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Animation showing the intensity of groundshaking across the San Francisco Bay region during a hypothetical M 7.0 earthquake on the Hayward Fault with the epicenter in San Pablo Bay. Visit M7.0 Earthquake Scenarios - Hayward Fault for detailed perspective views.  
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Scenario shows the ground shaking for a magnitude 7.0 earthquake on the Hayward fault with the epicenter in Oakland, California. Visit M7.0 Earthquake Scenarios - Hayward Fault for detailed perspective views.  

 

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    Three scenarios show the ground shaking for a magnitude 7.0 earthquake on the Hayward fault.

    Visit M7.0 Earthquake Scenarios - Hayward Fault for detailed perspective views.

    Three scenarios show the ground shaking for a magnitude 7.0 earthquake on the Hayward fault. The slip or offset across the fault is the same in all three cases, but the earthquake ruptures start in different locations: San Pablo Bay, Oakland, and Fremont, California. These scenario earthquakes rupture 52 miles (83 km) of the Hayward fault extending from Fremont to San Pablo Bay. The average slip or offset across the fault is about 4 ft (1.3 m). 

    Visit M7.0 Earthquake Scenarios - Hayward Fault for detailed perspective views.

    Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media Details
    Animation showing the intensity of groundshaking across the San Francisco Bay region during a hypothetical M 7.0 earthquake on the Hayward Fault with the epicenter in Fremont. Visit M7.0 Earthquake Scenarios - Hayward Fault for detailed perspective views.  
    Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media Details
    Animation showing the intensity of groundshaking across the San Francisco Bay region during a hypothetical M 7.0 earthquake on the Hayward Fault with the epicenter in San Pablo Bay. Visit M7.0 Earthquake Scenarios - Hayward Fault for detailed perspective views.  
    Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media Details
    Scenario shows the ground shaking for a magnitude 7.0 earthquake on the Hayward fault with the epicenter in Oakland, California. Visit M7.0 Earthquake Scenarios - Hayward Fault for detailed perspective views.