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The article, Earthquake Outlook for the San Francisco Bay Region 2014–2043, explores the situation of California and its active faults; Also, it talks about the possibility of a big earthquake happening before 2043 in the state. The experts believe that there is 98% chance that one or more earthquakes will have a magnitude of at least 6.0, which is potent and dangerous; It can make damage to a great extent; furthermore, there is a 51% of probability that the earthquake could strike the San Francisco Bay region to a 7.0. Magnitude. Although, there is less chances the 7.0 M earthquake happens comparing it to the 6.0 one, it still has a big percentage of probability.
Important to realize, California has the San Andreas fault, and it has caused
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