The Bay Area is long overdue for a major earthquake. When it hits, it could kill hundreds
It’s 4:18 in the afternoon in Oakland, California. Deep below the city, the Hayward Fault — one of the most active fault lines in the country — suddenly slips, setting off a magnitude-7.0 earthquake. Violent shaking is felt throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, a region packed with more than 7 million people. The shaking…