Calaveras Fault
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The Calaveras Fault is a major branch of the San Andreas Fault System that is located in northern California in the San Francisco Bay Area. Activity on the different segments of the fault includes mod
Elements of the San Andreas Fault System in the San Francisco Bay Area
CISN Shakemap 2007 Alum Rock earthquake
Aseismic creep
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In geology, aseismic creep or fault creep is measurable surface displacement along a fault in the absence of notable earthquakes. Aseismic creep may also occur as "after-slip" days to years after an e
Calaveras Fault
…northern California in the San Francisco Bay Area. Activity on the different segments of the fault includes moderate and large earthquakes as well as aseismic creep. The last large event was the magnitude 6.2 1984 Morgan Hill event. The most recent moderate earthquakes were the magnitude 5.1 event on 25 October…
A house sitting on the Calaveras Fault in 2003. It was demolished in 2009.
Simulation of aseismic creep in Parkfield, California. (The plaques were erected as they appear here in 1995 to represent the fault's movement since 1931.)
Creep of the Hayward Fault displaced this curb over 15 years (Fremont, California).
Offset in the California Memorial Stadium.