Palo Alto Town Hall

Town Hall Meeting Saturday, March 1, 2025 1PM to 4PM Mitchell Park Community Cntr, 3700 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto CA Fire hazard and growth-driven safety problems in Palo Alto, the Bay Area, and beyond. A Town Hall about safety issues that could directly impact you....
California is at higher risk for major earthquakes than previously known.

California is at higher risk for major earthquakes than previously known.

By Clare FonsteinUpdated
Jan 23, 2024 9:30 a.m

An updated U.S. earthquake model showed slightly greater shaking possible in California than previously mapped.
The National Seismic Hazard Model, developed by the United States Geological Survey, says that most of California has at least a 75% chance of damaging earthquake shaking in the next 100 years — with at least a 95% chance for the Bay Area.