Calaveras Fault: Latest temblor a good reminder of creeping menace
The Calaveras Fault runs roughly from Hollister, near Gilroy, to Danville and beyond, and is linked to the Hayward Fault. The U.S. Geological Survey estimates a 7.4% likelihood of a magnitude 6.7 or greater earthquake on the Calaveras Fault in the next 30 years.