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October 19, 2016
Hayward, Rodgers Creek faults connected
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The most dangerous earthquake fault in the San Francisco Bay Area is connected to another, which means both could rupture simultaneously and unleash major devastation, a new study finds.
The Hayward Fault has long been considered a threat because it runs under densely populated neighborhoods east of San Francisco. The new work found that beneath San Pablo Bay, it joins with a second, less active underground fracture to the north.
More: http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/6209621-181/2-bay-area-earthquake-faults?artslide=1
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