Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country
A Guide to Living in the SF Bay Area
This handbook provides information about the threat posed by earthquakes in the San Francisco Bay region and explains how you can prepare for, survive, and recover from these inevitable events. If you live or work in the region, you need to know why you should be concerned with earthquakes, what you can expect during and after a quake, and what you need to do beforehand to be safe and reduce damage.
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USGS - Your source for science you can use
- USGS Website
- USGS Earthquake Hazards Program for Northern California
- 2008 Bay Area Earthquake Probabilities
- Virtual Tour of the Hayward fault using Google Earth™
- 1906 Ground Motion Simulations
- Real Time Earthquake Map
USGS — Latest Earthquake Information from Around the World - National Earthquake Information Center — NEIC
- California Earthquake Information
- The San Andreas Fault
- The Seven Steps to Earthquake Safety