1868 Hayward Earthquake Alliance

Resources

Education

• FEMA / nehrp Drop, Cover, and Hold On poster

  Download a printable version of this poster. Also available in other languages. (315 kB PDF file)

• Red Cross Preparedness Announcements

  Preparedness tips and a 3-question quiz for students.

• The USGS and Science Education

  USGS educational scientific resources (K-12).

Exhibits

• Hayward Fault in Fremont

  Virtual tour and field guide of the public trench exhibit.

• Machine Driven Seismic Art for the Township of Parkfield, California

  Earthwork art installation containing 110 steel rods that oscillate in synchronous motion and chaotic grandeur each time a Californian earthquake is reported over the network in near real-time.

• The Great Shake of 68

  Hayward Area Historical Society exhibit which ran from September 12 to November 25, 2006.

Insurance

• Tips for Buying Earthquake Insurance

  Tips and essays from United Policy Holders

Photos

• Library of Congress

  Archival photographs of damage produced by the 1868 Hayward earthquake.

• Online Archive of California

  Archival photographs of damage produced by the 1868 Hayward earthquake.

• Society of California Pioneers

  Archival photographs of Northern California taken by Lawrence & Houseworth in the 1860s.

Publications

• Can It Happen Here?

  A short essay about protecting California school children in the event of a damaging earthquake.

• Estimating economic losses in the Bay Area from a magnitude-6.9 earthquake

  Data from the BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages are used to analyze potential business and economic losses resulting from an earthquake on the Hayward Fault (500 kB PDF file)

• Hayward Fault Earthquake Loss Scenario

  This 1996 report by the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute describes what losses are expected to result from magnitude 7 earthquake on the northern end of the Hayward Fault.

• Hetch Hetchy Water and the Bay Area Economy

  Report by the Bay Area Economic Forum in October 2002 describing the impact of an earthquake on the Hayward Fault. (2.3 MB PDF file)

• Labor market risks of a magnitude 6.9 earthquake in Alameda County

  September 2007 Regional Report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (500 kB PDF file)

• Managing Risk in Earthquake Country

  Estimated losses for a repeat of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Earthquake Professionals' Action Agenda for Northern California. (1.8 MB PDF file)

• The Great Earthquake of 1868

  Comprehensive report on the Hayward fault earthquake by Timothy Swenson including maps, damage photos, and historical accounts. (950 kB PDF file)

• The Hayward Fault--Is It Due for a Repeat of the Powerful 1868 Earthquake?

  USGS scientists describe this fault as a tectonic time bomb, due anytime for another magnitude 6.8 to 7.0 earthquake. Because such a quake could cause hundreds of deaths, leave thousands homeless, and devastate the region's economy, the USGS and other organizations are working together with new urgency to help prepare Bay Area communities for this certain future quake.

• The San Francisco Morning Call: October 22, 1868

  Report of the earthquake published the morning after.

• Walking the Line--The Moving Story of the Hayward Fault

  Bay Nature article by Horst Rademacher

Records

• Alameda County Genealogy Pages

  1860 and 1870 Federal census records for Alameda County.

• Bay Area Census

  Federal census records for the San Francisco Bay Area showing how the population has increased over time (1860 - 2000).

Web Resources

• 3-D Simulations of M 7.1 Earthquakes Along The Hayward Fault

  Animations showing ground motions produced by a scenario Hayward Fault earthquake by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

• Active Traces of the Hayward Fault

  Map showing active fault traces within the Hayward Fault Zone, including a virtual tour of the Hayward fault that can be viewed in Google Earth.

• Bay Area Best Practices in Earthquake Risk Reduction

  This database collects descriptions of interesting earthquake risk reduction policies and programs from around the Bay Area.

• Future Shock

  Is the U.S. ready for the next Big One? Interactive, online exhibit from Flyp Media.

• Hayward History

  City of Hayward history page covering early settlers, transportation, and Hayward today.

• The Hayward fault: Is it America's most dangerous?

  A new estimate of potential losses from a Hayward Fault earthquake.

• Where's the Hayward Fault? A Green Guide to the Fault

  Self-guided field trips to one of North America?s most dangerous earthquake faults, the Hayward Fault. Locations were chosen because of their easy access using mass transit and/or their significance relating to the natural and cultural history of the East Bay landscape.