STOP 4: Point Pinole Regional Shoreline

THE HAYWARD FAULT

Point Pinole Regional Shoreline is a 2,315-acre

parkland located in San Pablo Bay in California.
According to Stoffer (2008), this area is a good
location to observe and study how earthquakes
and climate change influenced the San Francisco
Bay Area landscape.
During 1880-1960, four major explosive
manufacturing companies were based in the
Point Pinole area; therefore, the area was closed
to public (Scoffer, 2008).
Trace of the
Hayward Fault at
Point Pinole
Regional Shoreline
(Stoffer, 2008).

The park is a mixture of grassland and

woodland, with beaches and low cliffs, and
features over 100 species of bird such as
ducks, shorebirds, and woodpeckers. In addition,
because this park is located on the Pacific
Flyway, many migrant species can be seen
(East Bay Regional Park District, 2014).

References:
East Bay Regional Park: http://www.ebparks.org/parks/pt_pinole

Field Trip To
The Hayward Fault
Stoffer, 2008 (http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1135/)

The Hayward Fault is a right-lateral strike-slip

fault caused by a major earthquake. This fault
runs for almost 50 miles through the East of San
Francisco Bay It extends from San Jose to San
Pablo Bay (Stoffer, 2008).
One of the major earthquakes that occurred in
this area was in 1868 which is known as the
Great San Francisco earthquake.
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According to The U.S. Geological Survey (2008),

every 138 years a major destructive earthquakes
occurs along the Hayward Fault. Since the last
major one happened in 1868, another one has
been expected since 2006. Hayward fault is
considered dangerous because it is due for a
large earthquake and it runs under a densely
populated area of California (Stoffer, 2008).

References:
Where's the Hayward Fault? A Green Guide to the Fault:
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1135/of2008-1135.pdf
USGS: http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2008/3019/fs2008-3019.pdf

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STOP 1: MISSION PEAK

STOP 2: HAYWARD DOWNTOWN

Elevation:
2,517 ft
Coordinates:
373045N
1215250W

Mission Peak Mission Peak is a 2,517-foot . It

is a sharp pointed peak located at east of
Freemont, Alameda County, California. Mission
Peak is part of a ridge that includes Mount
Allison and Monument Peak.
Mission Peak is the site of a large landslide
occurred in 1998 during an El Nino season
(Geology Caf, 2014). El Nino refers to the
seasonal whether changes associated to the
fluctuations in temperature (a cycle of cold and
warm temperature) between the ocean and
atmosphere in the east-central Equatorial
Pacific (National Ocean Service, 2014).
The Mission Peak slopes are covered with oak
woodland and chaparral. There is usually a
few inches of snow that melts quickly.
The landslide occurred in
1998 was a partial
reactivation of a large bedrock
landslide complex that has
developed over many
thousands of years on the
western face of Mission
Ridge (Stoffer, 2008)
References:
Geology Caf: http://geologycafe.com/landslide/big/17.html
National Ocean Services: http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/ninonina.html
Where's the Hayward Fault? A Green Guide to the Fault:
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1135/of2008-1135.pdf

According to Stoffer (2008), Downtown

Hayward is one of the most famous areas of
the Hayward Fault because it was the center of
a major earthquake in 1868. This earthquake
took 40 seconds with a 6.8 magnitude (Emporia
State University, 2010). It is known as the most
destructive earthquakes in the history of
California. According to The U.S. Geological
Survey (2008), this earthquake left 30 people
killed and caused an estimated damage cost of
$350,000 (at the time); almost every building in
this city was wrecked or extensively damaged.
Damage to flour mill
(drawing courtesy of
Bancroft Library)
Berkeley University of
California, 2014)

View of an offset curb

at the southwest
corner of Prospect
Street and Rose
Street north of
downtown Hayward
(Stoffer, 2014)

References:
Where's the Hayward Fault? A Green Guide to the Fault:
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1135/of2008-1135.pdf
USGS: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/states/events/1868_10_21.php
Berkeley University of California:
http://seismo.berkeley.edu/blog/seismoblog.php/2008/10/21/today-inearthquake-history-hayward-1868

STOP 3: Lake Temescal

Lake Temescal is a small reservoir in the
Berkeley Hills, in northeastern Oakland,
California.
The location of the
Hayward Fault and
associated features in
the Lake Temescal area
(Stoffer, 2008)

Lake Temescal, originally was created as a

storage lake for drinking water. The lake is
stocked with different types of fish such as trout
(in winter), catfish (in summer), bass, and
bluegill. Some of the park activities are:
swimming, fishing, hiking, biking, and
picnicking. (East Bay Regional Park District,
2014).

References:
Easy Bay Regional Park District: http://www.ebparks.org/parks/temescal