Major San Francisco Quake Expected 'Any Day Now'
 

A major earthquake could hit the San Francisco Bay Area "any day now", according to a scientist from the US Geological Survey (USGS).

The Hayward fault, less well known than California's famous San Andreas fault, caused a minor 4.0-magnitude tremor on Tuesday.

There was no major damage when it hit the border of Fremont and Union City, but Tom Brocher from the USGS said the fault is a ticking time bomb.

"We keep a close eye on the Hayward fault because it does sit in the heart of the Bay Area and when we do get a big earthquake on it, it's going to have a big impact on the entire Bay Area," Mr Brocher told CBS San Francisco.

"The past five major earthquakes on the fault have been about 140 years apart, and now we're 147 years from that 1868 earthquake, so we definitely feel that could happen any time."

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I would think it is time for a vacation right now.

We had another earthquake here last year that did a very small amount of damage.... It's only a matter of time.

I am ready. I am far enough away so we shouldn't have any serious damage here locally, but I am ready with bottled water and food. We can last a few weeks if needed.

Hope that does not happen. I love that city

Why did he not mention the big one in 89'? It's not like any pressure hasn't been released in 140 years