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Just reading that although the real time impacts of the quake were contained this continues to add further stress on the 'Hayward fault'. Again not massively significant this time but I was surprised to read the 1 in 3 chance of a significant quake before 2037. I know about the long term risk in that area but didn't realise the odds of a serious quake were as keen as that.
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The USGS estimates that there is a 1 in 3 chance of a magnitude-6.7 or larger quake on the Hayward fault by 2037. Such an event would be devastating to San Francisco, Berkeley and the 7 million people living in the Bay Area.
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We have family living out in San Francisco which is a wonderful place. But it made me wonder what the impact would be on the area commercially if those odds changed dramatically. A sudden commercial exodus could leave the population in some real trouble. Conversely, if they don't run for the hills, a quake could cause chaos.
It really isn't a big issue yet but surely this could literally change over night. Scary.
Just reading that although the real time impacts of the quake were contained this continues to add further stress on the 'Hayward fault'. Again not massively significant this time but I was surprised to read the 1 in 3 chance of a significant quake before 2037. I know about the long term risk in that area but didn't realise the odds of a serious quake were as keen as that.
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The USGS estimates that there is a 1 in 3 chance of a magnitude-6.7 or larger quake on the Hayward fault by 2037. Such an event would be devastating to San Francisco, Berkeley and the 7 million people living in the Bay Area.
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We have family living out in San Francisco which is a wonderful place. But it made me wonder what the impact would be on the area commercially if those odds changed dramatically. A sudden commercial exodus could leave the population in some real trouble. Conversely, if they don't run for the hills, a quake could cause chaos.
It really isn't a big issue yet but surely this could literally change over night. Scary.
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