The San Francisco Bay Area could be struck by a major earthquake "any day now", says a scientist with the US Geological Survey.
The Hayward fault historically causes a huge earthquake every 140 years and it has been 147 years since the last major quake on the fault.
Hayward caused a magnitude 4.0 earthquake on Tuesday that caused no major damage, but Tom Brocher of the USGS says it will not be long until the next massive quake, which would cause loss of life and economic damage on a large scale.
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