Hayward Fault

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geologic fault right-lateral fault strike-slip fault

The Hayward Fault is a major geologic fault in the San Francisco Bay Area known for its high seismic risk and potential to generate powerful earthquakes.

Aliases (1)

Hayward–Rodgers Creek fault zone ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geologic fault → right-lateral fault → strike-slip fault →
causes	ground rupture → surface creep →
cityMostAtRisk	Berkeley, California NERFINISHED → Fremont, California → Hayward, California → Oakland, California NERFINISHED →
connectedTo	Rodgers Creek Fault →
country	United States →
hazardTo	critical infrastructure in the East Bay →
hazardType	earthquake → surface fault rupture →
includedIn	USGS National Seismic Hazard Model →
knownFor	high seismic hazard → potential to generate powerful earthquakes →
lastMajorEarthquakeMagnitudeApprox	6.8–7.0 →
lastMajorEarthquakeName	1868 Hayward earthquake →
lastMajorEarthquakeYear	1868 →
lengthApproxKm	~119 →
locatedIn	Northern California → San Francisco Bay Area →
monitoredBy	California Geological Survey → United States Geological Survey →
near	San Francisco, California →
notableEvent	1868 Hayward earthquake →
observedPhenomenon	aseismic creep →
orientationGeneral	northwest–southeast →
parallelTo	San Andreas Fault →
partOf	San Andreas Fault system →
passesUnder	California Memorial Stadium → University of California, Berkeley campus →
plateOnEastSide	North American Plate →
plateOnWestSide	Pacific Plate →
recurrenceIntervalEstimateYears	~140 →
regionPopulationExposed	millions of people →
relativeMotion	right-lateral strike-slip →
runsThrough	Berkeley, California → East Bay → Fremont, California → Hayward, California → Oakland, California NERFINISHED → San Leandro, California → Union City, California →
segmentOf	Hayward–Rodgers Creek fault zone →
seismicRiskLevel	high →
slipRateApproxMmPerYear	~9 →
tectonicSetting	transform plate boundary →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
California Memorial Stadium →	builtNear
Hayward Fault ("Hayward–Rodgers Creek fault zone") →	segmentOf