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The '''[[Hayward Fault Zone]]''' is a [[geologic fault]] zone capable of generating significantly destructive [[earthquake]]s, located through the foothills off the eastern shore of the [[San Francisco Bay]]. It is parallel to its more famous (and much longer) neighbor, the [[San Andreas Fault]], which lies offshore and through the San Francisco peninsula. Further east still lies the [[Calaveras Fault]] and beyond that the [[Clayton-Marsh Creek-Greenvile Fault]] and their northern and southern extensions via other faults, while the San Gregorio Fault extends along the shoreline and offshore to the south of [[San Francisco]]. The nearest aligned fault to the north, the Rodgers Creek Fault, is considered by many to be an extension of the Hayward Fault Zone |
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'''[[Joshua Abraham Norton]]''' (''c.'' 1815 – [[January 8]], [[1880]]), also known as [[His Imperial Majesty]] '''Emperor Norton I''', was a celebrated citizen of [[San Francisco]] who proclaimed himself "[[Emperor]] of these [[United States]] and Protector of [[Mexico]]." Although he had no [[political power]], and his influence extended only so far as he was humored by those around him, he was treated deferentially in San Francisco, and [[currency]] issued in his name was honored in the establishments he frequented. Norton also wrote to [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|Queen Victoria]], and he was referred to as ''His Imperial Majesty'' by local citizens and in the newspaper obituaries announcing his death. Though he was considered insane, or at least highly [[eccentricity (behavior)|eccentric]], the citizens of San Francisco celebrated his presence, his humor, and his deeds—among the most notorious being his "order" that the [[United States Congress]] be dissolved by force (which Congress and the [[U.S. Army]] ignored), and his numerous (some claim prophetic) decrees calling for a bridge to be built across [[San Francisco Bay]]. [[Mark Twain]] was co-resident in San Francisco during part of Emperor Norton's "reign," and the King in ''[[The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn]]'' is reportedly modeled after him. [[Joshua Abraham Norton|'''(more...)''']] |
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These five fault structures are the major known active slip-strike [[Geologic fault|faults]] associated with the relative motion of the [[Pacific Plate]] to the [[North American Plate]] in California at the [[latitude]] of the [[San Francisco Bay Area]]. [[Hayward Fault Zone|'''(more...)''']] |
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Previously: [[Sonoma Mountain]] - [[Google]] - [[Oakland Hills firestorm|1991 Oakland Hills firestorm]] |
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Previously: [[Joshua Abraham Norton]] - [[Sonoma Mountain]] - [[Google]] |
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Revision as of 00:36, 12 March 2007
The Hayward Fault Zone is a geologic fault zone capable of generating significantly destructive earthquakes, located through the foothills off the eastern shore of the San Francisco Bay. It is parallel to its more famous (and much longer) neighbor, the San Andreas Fault, which lies offshore and through the San Francisco peninsula. Further east still lies the Calaveras Fault and beyond that the Clayton-Marsh Creek-Greenvile Fault and their northern and southern extensions via other faults, while the San Gregorio Fault extends along the shoreline and offshore to the south of San Francisco. The nearest aligned fault to the north, the Rodgers Creek Fault, is considered by many to be an extension of the Hayward Fault Zone
These five fault structures are the major known active slip-strike faults associated with the relative motion of the Pacific Plate to the North American Plate in California at the latitude of the San Francisco Bay Area. (more...)
Previously: Joshua Abraham Norton - Sonoma Mountain - Google