the granddaddy of all of these is the san andreas fault. it is the longest. it can generate the greatest earthquakes. >> it is just south of san francisco. it goes offshore down here. >> from my house to the fault is about 3 miles on average. >> the closest area in san francisco to the fault is this area here in the southwest part of the city. people said that the closer you are, there are conditions that exacerbate issues. >> the fault's effect on development depends on the fault type and soil component. the san andreas is the main fault. there is the hayward fault. the difference between the two is that the san andreas is predominantly offshore. the hayward fault actually crosses beneath populated areas and poses a larger threat. as we speak, there is a 67% probability of a major earthquake on one of these faults in the next 30 years. it is of major -- high probability. it is a magnitude 6.5. the 1906 was 7.9. the 1957 earthquake was 5.7 on the san andreas. the loma prieta was 7.1. it was so far with it we got a little effects of it. that is the overview of

once again, right on the san andreas fault line.ery shallow quake as we hear from the sis sis monthly gift. there is an earthquake every single day when you look at it perfect a world perspective, now is a better time than any to make sure you have the earthquake kit ready. below average temperatures in san francisco to 73 in fremont. we did have heat in livermore with 83 degrees. blow your norms by five degrees, we're all over the place still because we haven't been able to break the fog pattern in the past four weeks. oakland 64. winds at 15 miles per hour. now, otherwise, temperatures right now, we're still holding on to mid and upper 70s and those pockets of heat in the east bay with 78 and 77 in concord. and then the fog already rolling into the coastal regions from 56 in san francisco to 59 in san mateo. fog stays with us once again throughout tonight and we won't break the trend in the next five days. get used to the fog and low clouds continuing to remain with us. as we head throughout tuesday, a few areas of isolated 80s in

---la falla de san andreas es mucho mas activa de lo que se creia.mas terremotos potentes en esa falla de los que se habian reportado.---los cientificos sabian que el ultimo terremoto de gran intensidad en esta falla se produjo en 1857... y ahora, a traves de la "datacion por radiocarbono", detectaron que hubo otros 5 sismos fuertes antes de 1857.---previamente se creia que en la falla de san andreas se producia un gran terremoto cada 200 aÑos... pero ahora se sabe que el intervalo entre estos terremotos potentes es, en promedio, cada 88 aÑos. pasamos con edgardo quijano... y un adelanto deportivo. los quakes de san jose juegan maÑana contra los angeles galaxy y podria ser un partido de playoff anticipado.los quakes podrian enfrentar al galaxy en post temporada...y regrasaron los pleitos legales al puebla que podrian destrozar la moral del equipo...le cuento mas al regresar... edgardo quijan no importa donde vivas. haz tu parte para mantenerlo limpio. averigua lo que puedes hacer. visita keepoceansclean.org. deportes si habiamos pensado que los pleit

the san andreas fault in southern california is much the same as the san andreas fault here in the northember, we had a very large earthquake in 1838 that brought -- that ruptured only a short segment that later was again in 1906. we see hints of that pattern as well. >> to put it more bluntly, that so-called stable ground beneath our feet is really just an illusion in the broader time frame, it has never stopped moving. from the east bay hills, wayne friedman, abc 7 news. >> well, i am wondering, lisa, if by thursday or friday i'm going to be saying it's too hot! >> you? >> probably. (laughter) >> really significant warm-up tomorrow. today just a moderate warm-up. we have clouds out there right now, the low clouds and fog with us from mount tam looking southeast from sutro camera where we do have plenty of fog. but, you know, it's not quite as dense. it's not filtering into concord. we have it down by salinas but we will be looking at changes today. you know, the fog really just recently just formed. so that's why we have some cooler temperatures. it's been clear longer in novato and me

. >>> aftershocks are rattling the south bay after a quake shook along the san andreas fault. people in san jose and salinas felt the shaker before 6:00 this evening. seismologists say it hit on an active part of the san andreas fault ten miles southwest of gilroy. there is no structural damage. the quake is not considered a precursor to a larger one. on the other hand, experts also say it was not big enough to relieve much stress on the fault. >>> tonight a san francisco teen is in custody for the deadly shooting of a german tourist near union square. 18-year-old phillip stewart shot and killed a man from germany late last night while she and her husband were walking to their hotel. the two were in san francisco celebrating their anniversary. other people being questioned in that shooting have since been released. >>> last week her friends knew her as a soccer mom in livermore. today she became a tabloid sensation when she was charged with sexually assaulting two teenaged boys, essentially paying for the sex for more than a year. >> reporter: christine hubs is the 42-year-old

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the plane splintered into three pieces on the island of san andreas. of 131 people on board, only 1 was killed. at least five americans were on the flight. we have an exclusive interview with one of them. sharyn alfonsi takes us inside the crash. >> reporter: for many, it was supposed to be the start of a relaxing vacation. a plane full of tourists boarded a 373 in bogota, headed to beautiful san andreas island off the colombian coast. at least five americans were on board. but moments before the plane landed, something went terribly wrong. it was just before 1:45 in the morning. passengers were stirred awake by the crew, told they were about to land. the weather had been stormy. passengers say everything seemed fine, routine. then suddenly, a thunderous boom and a crash. david and carolina were on vacation from georgia. she spoke to us tonight. >> i remember the flight attendants saying, we're ready to land so please sit up and, you know, get ready for landing and -- after that, i don't -- what i remember is my husband pulling me through the exit door

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we knew in 1857, the san andreas fault ruptured there and ruptured big.ame out showing that it ruptures regularly and repeatedly. >> the average for this study that was just published is 88 years. >> and it's been how long? >> 150 some. >> and when it strikes, that earthquake will hit southern california at as high as 7.9, a quake much stronger causing widespread damage, mayhem and probably death. >> wouldn't actually hit los angeles but there would be a lot of shaking. whole lot of shaking. you would feel the shaking here too in the bay area. >> this latest research brings no reason for northern california to feel more secure. in the east bay the hayward fault is well overdue. it could go at anytime. and the sankofa drayas fault in southern california is much the same as the san andreas fault here in the north item in 1838 it ruptured, only a short segment that later again in 1906. so we see hints of that pattern. >> or to put it more bluntly, that so-called stable ground beneath our feet is really just an illusion. in the broader time frame it has never

>>> people in the south bay are n shaken a bit but not stirred after an earthquake on the san andrei a andreas fault. people in san jose and salinas felt the shaker before 6:00 this evening. seismologists say it hit on an active part of the san andreas fault ten miles southwest of gilroy. there is no structural damage. the quake is not considered a precursor to a larger one. on the other hand, experts also say it was not big enough to relieve much stress on the fault. >>> a san francisco teen is in custody for the deadly shooting of a german tourist near union square. this is an update to the story we brought you on monday. police say 18-year-old phillip stewart shot and killed mechthild schroeer a tourist from germany on monday while she and her husband were walking to their hotel. the two were in san francisco celebrating their anniversary. other people being questioned in that shooting have since been released. >>> new information on the livermore mother charged with having sex with two photeenage boys. according to documents obtained by nbc bay area, the abuse began in 2008 when christine

it was centered at 7 miles east of watsonville and hit on the san andreas fault. there are no reports of damage or industries. >>> same-sex couples hoping to get married will have to wait one more day. a judge overturned the ban last week but couples are still waiting to see if you will also lift the injunction allowing marriages to take place. one law professor we spoke with today expects the judge will with the injunction this week. >>> the barn and bailey circus is coming to a circus in today's animal activists released photos showing elegance been reduced but they claim ringling brothers handlers keep baby elephants gene depaul day and use painful techniques to train them in. one shows a handler hitting a line of relevance with -- of elephants with bull hooks. >> there was no intent to harm the elephants or not was there any harm to the elephants bid sloppy techniques, yes. we use a lot of positive reinforcement. >> animal activists plan to hold protests at the circus wednesday. >>> a native san francisco plant may be placed on the endangered species list. it

that is where a boeing 737 landed short of the runway and broke into three pieces on the island of san andreas. 131 people were on board and all but one survived and only five had injuries severe enough to require medical treatment. eight americans were on board and there is no word whether any of them were among the injured pretty investigators are trying to determine if the trade was -- if the plan was struck by lightning. >>> the start test results showed students improved by ten points in verbal skills and oh on average from the previous year. public school officials say its the eighth year in a row that scores have gone up. to see results go to the oh section on ktvu.com big individual results are only available to parents but this didn't's schools. >>> thousands of students had back to school today. a fire that was apparently spent deliberately destroyed classroom. >> families of right and spent the first few minutes looking around since many have been worried there would be no first day at this campus. the surprise was understandable this was the scene when a fire ripped through the bui

what could happen during a similar, if not more powerful earthquake along the san andreas or haywardault with an jgias the report compiled for te navy, it could cost substantially more shaking on the island and that live with occasion could be expected to9.e widespread. be wary of terms like geo technical stabilization when the forces of nature are so great. we do not need high rises. >> melanie williams, michael lynn, holly burke. >> good morning. my name is melanie williams. i live at 1215 bayside drives. i have been living here since 1995. i really appreciate everything you are doing. when we first came out here, i was pregnant with my son, and i really want to see something nice. i want to see the bridge. i have been there for a long time. i really >> we have community meetings. the programs is out there. and where i come from is a better place for me to be. so i just am glad you-all can get together. put the work together. and make it happy home for the families. thank you so much.

. -- crystal springs/san andreas transmission of great. also, a sign of the increased construction activity in the program is the fact that we have a fivefold increase in the construction hours that were logged on the program during the quarter. we actually have now surpassed the 1 million-hour mark, and construction workers have earned $36 million on our wsip project so far. although our workload is increasing and lot in the field, the teams continue to excel. we have said the incident and lost time rates well below industry average. our incident rate currently stands at 1.7 when the industry average is 4.7. we are also doing very well on incremental compliance, out of our quarter,8í we had incidence among compliance that were under 1%. again, very much in line with industry standards. by the way, i think your copy had a typo theresr -- it's a 93, but it is3d actually 99% compliance. system shutdowns during the reporting period. we now have completed 30 of our 108 shutdowns for the program. also, a lot of media coverage on a program -- we

one person has died after a jet liner carrying 13 is people crashed -- 131 people crashed at san andreas island. at least five people are injured. the island's governor says it is a miracle there were not more casualties. the boeing 737 operated by columbia bays airies airlines took off overnight. they are investigating reports it was struck by lightning. >>> a concord man facing charges after being arrested over the weekend suspected of planning pipe -- planting pipe bombs at a community parkment an informant led them to 31- year-old timothy davidson. three pipe bombs were found in a park last month. the bomb squad safely detonated all of them. they found bomb making materials as well as drugs. >>> an apparent bogus 911 call caused really tense moments at a safeway store in men low park early this morning. police from several agencies were on scene within minutes after a midnight caller reported two gun men went inside. police ordered the dozen employees to leave the super market while they searched for nearly an hour. they didn't find anyone inside and the employees told them they didn

over here if the san andreas goes off, it will shake twice a po what the marina shook and twice as long. think of the the marina and that's the best case for your neighborhood. >> okay. come on over and have a seat an we'll talk about buildings, you house and what kind of problems you might have and what you can do to help solve your problems at home. i have on our screen some typical san francisco buildings most of the buildings in san francisco are wood frame, over 90 percent. typically they're light weight and relatively strong, generall strong. in most cases, wood buildings are strong because they have lo of interior partitions as well. >> there's a lot of flexibility when i'm pushing you, the building the flexible, he's moving around. >> right. >> so this type of building is great as long as there isn't critical flaws. >> which is the good thing to see what is a g. >> gravity. you weigh 100 percent of gravity. >> that's me. >> if lawrence weighs 100 pounds, one gravity down means he weighs 100 down. an earthquake is creating horizonal acceleration this way at the ep pi center, the

item 17 is a resolution adopting findings under the california public utilities commission, the san andreas transmission upgrade project. president chiu: colleagues, a discussion? this item is

item 17 is a resolution adopting findings under the california public utilities commission, the san andreas transmission upgrade project. president chiu: colleagues, a discussion? this item is adopted. i in 18. madam clerk: this is a resolution approving an amendment to the contract between the treasure and the department authority and another. president chiu: this item is adopted. i 19. madam clerk: i 19 is a resolution authorizing and directing the port executive director. presenident chiu: this is adopted. madam clerk: item 20 is an ordinance, and 21 is an ordinance, and item 22 is an ordinance during that -- dedicating a portion of the state trust parcel five. president chiu: these items are passed on the first reading. item 23. madam clerk: this is an agreement with the san francisco museum of modern art and its affiliate for the proposed future conveyance by the city and county of san francisco for real property located on howard street in exchange for the conveyance of real property located at 935 folsom st.. president chiu: supervisor alioto-pier? supervisor alioto-pier: i want to t

. >> as john hendren explains, weather on the san andreas island at the time could be to blame. >> reporter: it looks like the catastrophe of colombia. a boeing 737 jetliner, shattered in three pieces, littering the runway. >> the wing was covered with fuel. and i was concerned. have an explosion, we will die. i just started praying. >> reporter: they're calling it the miracle of san an degrees island. somehow of the passengers onboard, only one did not survive, a woman who had a heart attack after the crash. carolina bolino of georgia, was among the survivors. >> i remember the flight attendant saying, we're ready to land. so, please, sit up. get ready for landing. after that, i don't -- what i remember is my husband pulling me through the exit door. >> reporter: the pilot said the plane, flying from bogota, in driving rain, had been struck by lightning. meteorologists say there is evidence of multiple strikes around the island before the crash. aviation experts said it must be something more. >> lightning cannot bring an plane down. >> reporter: inenver this, 737 doubt fire and cracked in

the san andreas fault line is more active than previously thought.t on your report shows major earthquakes strike along the fault line not every 200 years. scientists say that california is overdue for the big one along the san andreas. >> our current conditions much cooler out there today than 24 hours ago. 50s along the coast both the '60s and '70s out there for the rest of the bay area. this is just the start of it will cool down even more awful forecast is just a few minutes away. ç÷ droiiiid. what this droid does will change how you do web connections. this creates a mobile 3g hotspot, powerful enough to fuel multiple devices at will. putting you at the center of your own world wide web. introducing the new droid x. the next generation of does. i'm pleased is sending out an alert after a woman was sexually assaulted in broad daylight. if it happens normally crowded parking raw sugar in oakland. the sickly and 14th street. as kron 4 christine conley explains there's still searching. >>oakland police say the attack happened here in the clay st gar

. -- crystal springs/san andreas transmission of great. a sign of the increased construction activity in the program is the fact that we have a fivefold increase in the construction hours that were logged on the program during the quarter. we actually have now surpassed the 1 million-hour mark, and construction workers have earned