Online NewsHour: Map: Major Bay Area Faults | The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake: 100 Years Later
Posted: March 20, 2006
Greenville Fault
Probability for one or more magnitude 6.7 or greater earthquakes from 2003 to 2032: 3 %
The Greenville Fault is the easternmost of the faults that make up the San Andreas Fault system in the San Francisco Bay area. It runs about 44 miles from the Diablo Range north to the Livermore Valley, an area with a rapidly growing population. Frequent, small earthquakes occur along the fault -- more in the Livermore section of the fault zone.