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The HayWired earthquake scenario—We can outsmart disaster

Kenneth W. Hudnut·Anne M. Wein·Dale A. Cox·Keith A. Porter·Laurie A. Johnson·Suzanne C. Perry·Jennifer L. Bruce·Drew LaPointe
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The HayWired earthquake scenario, led by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), anticipates the impacts of a hypothetical magnitude-7.0 earthquake on the Hayward Fault. The fault is along the east side of California’s San Francisco Bay and is among the most active and dangerous in the United States, because it runs through a densely urbanized and interconnected region. One way to learn about a large earthquake without experiencing it is to conduct a scientifically realistic scenario. The USGS and its partners in the HayWired Coalition and the HayWired Campaign are working to energize residents and businesses to engage in ongoing and new efforts to prepare the region for such a future earthquake.

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90° N90° S · 180° W ← longitude → 180° E
Source-reported bounding extent: 37.10119357072203° to 38.274844767832825° latitude; -122.78594970703126° to -121.63787841796875° longitude. This indicates report coverage, not an exact sampling location. View area on OpenStreetMap.

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Kenneth W. Hudnut, Anne M. Wein, Dale A. Cox, Keith A. Porter, Laurie A. Johnson, Suzanne C. Perry, Jennifer L. Bruce, Drew LaPointe. 2018-04-18. The HayWired earthquake scenario—We can outsmart disaster. https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20183016

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