SACRAMENTO – Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zone Maps, designed to protect lives and property by directing construction away from known surface fault traces, are now available online.

A pair of maps released by the California Geological Survey this month detail where earthquake faults have ruptured the surface of the Earth in the Lake Tahoe Basin and have the potential to impact ...

Developed by the California Geological Survey, these regulatory Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zone maps detail where local governments must require site-specific geologic and engineering studies ...

The California Geological Society has released a new and revised Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zone map covering the area, agency officials announced Thursday. F our new and revised Official ...

That's the question geologists face as they try to pin-point the exact location of a major earthquake ... to map it and create a 500 foot buffer zone around it. This is the Alquist-Priolo, or ...

Developed by the California Geological Survey, the regulatory Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zone maps detail where local governments must require site-specific geologic and engineering studies ...

SACRAMENTO – Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zone Maps, designed to protect lives and property by directing construction away from known surface fault traces, are now available online.

The formal name of the maps is the “Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zone Maps.” Only faults that could rupture the surface, causing cracks in the ground or breaking the foundation of a home ...