San Francisco Bay Region Geology and Geologic Hazards

Quaternary Map of the San Francisco Bay Area

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Note: This map should not be used to evaluate potential earthquake hazards. It is intended for educational and general-interest purposes only.

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Related Stories

Learn more about the labeled points on the map above.

  1. Hayward - Creeping fault
  2. Crystal Spring Reservoir, San Mateo County - Faulted Landscape
  3. El Cerrito - Faulted Landscape
  4. Sonoma County Coast - LIDAR Fault Mapping
  5. Fremont and Milpitas - Faulted Quaternary Sediments
  6. Fremont - Trench on the Hayward Fault
  7. San Mateo County coast - A Small fault
  8. Stanford University - 1906 Damage
  9. San Francisco - 1906 Damage
  10. Santa Rosa - 1906 Damage
  11. Marin County - 1906 Surface Fault Rupture Effect
  12. Santa Cruz County - 1906 Surface Fault Rupture Effect

 

 

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