Maps and Resources

• Resource supplement for "Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country" & “Protecting Your Family From Earthquakes”

  Additional resources pertinent to our 32-page general interest publication about the threat posed by earthquakes in the San Francisco Bay region.

• “Protecting Your Family From Earthquakes—The Seven Steps to Earthquake Safety”

  Experts say it is very likely there will be a damaging San Francisco Bay Area earthquake in the next 30 years and that it will strike without warning. To keep our loved ones and our community safe, we must prepare now.

  This brochure contains English, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean. We also provide a Spanish and English version.

• Major Quake Likely to Strike San Francisco Bay Region Between 2003 and 2032

  U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and other scientists estimate the probability of at least one magnitude 6.7 or greater quake striking the San Francisco Bay region before 2032.

• New Geologic Maps Highlight Bay Area Earthquake and Liquefaction Hazards

  These maps offer better tools to assess risk from earthquake damage in the densely populated section of the San Francisco Bay area.

• San Francisco Bay Region Geology and Geologic Hazards

  Access to geologic, Quaternary-active fault, and liquefaction susceptibility maps, including additional information, images, downloads, and links.

• Soil Type and Shaking Hazard in the San Francisco Bay Area

  Interactive map showing shaking hazard and earthquake fault in the San Francisco Bay Area.
  See also: Shakemap PGA And PGV Station Corrections, calculated using the Northern California Shakemap data set, show the relative amplification of earthquake waves.

• Liquefaction Hazard and Shaking Amplification Maps

  Digital database identifying areas in the Oakland, California region that could produce surface liquefaction and amplify ground shaking from earthquakes.

• sfbayquakes.org

  Portfolio of images of landscape, seascape and faults of the San Francisco Bay area.

• “Earthquake Science Explained”

  A San Francisco Chronicle series on earthquake science aimed at middle school students.

• Schoolyard Geology

  A resource for teachers explaining how to teach geology. Adapted from techniques the author learned while teaching geology at San Quentin prison.