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Earthquake Walk on the Hayward Fault
The Hayward Fault is one of a handful of faults in the world
that is presently creeping.
Fault creep, where a fault moves steadily at the surface
(instead of staying locked by friction, like most faults), has
many observable effects in the
East
Bay; it separates curbs
and paving slabs, cracks asphalt and walls, and damages
buildings. The rate of movement, around 5 mm per year, is enough
to visibly move objects within a year or two. In this
region there is about 3 miles that is exposed so people can
actually walk along the trail to see these features. the
faulted floor of the Fremont Community Center is a dramatic
reminder.
for general donations (multiplies of $50.00)
We would like to thank
the following for helping with the October 21st Commemoration of
the 1868 Great Quake (150 years)
$5,000.00
California Earthquake Authority (http://earthquakeauthority.com)
to
prepare permanent tour guide online and print
Earthquake Country Alliance
(http://earthquakecountry.org)
Big Shake Earthquake Simulator
GENERAL
SUPPORT
$2500.00
Albert and Michelle Badello
Simpson Strong-Tie
(http://strongtie.com)
$1000.00
Robson Homes
(http://robsonhomes.com)
in kind
Fremont Firefighters Association (free hotdogs)
Fremont Rotary (water)
Suju’s Coffee and Tea
(http://sujuscoffee.com)
Tee Rabbit
(http://teerabbit.com)
for more information please contact
Joyce Blueford (blueford@msnucleus.org)
The Math Science Nucleus has been working for a long time to
educate schools and the public on Earthquake Education. We
were the first elementary science curriculum that integrated
Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Plate Tectonics and Hazards in a
spiraling curriculum.
We now need your help to finish our job of preserving
significant features in the Fremont area that can act as an
educational experience for K-12 schools, colleges and the
public. Where else can you see a building being ripped
apart by tectonic forces; walk and see urban and natural
features caused by a creeping faults; pull apart basins causing
depressions and sag ponds. Funds are needed to make sure
the Gallejos Winery which fell in the 1906 earthquake is kept
intact to remind people of what can happen, even if the movement
was not on the Hayward Fault. We need permanent signs at Tule
Ponds, so people who walk pass the pull apart basin, know it is
the Hayward Fault.
The City of Fremont is an ideal place to see these features and
to understand why they are occurring. However, some of
these features may not be preserved without constant upkeep.
We need your help.
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MATH SCIENCE NUCLEUS
since 1982 has served the education and public by
offering quality science and math lessons that take our
children learn critical thinking skills. We manage the
Children's Natural History Museum and Tule Ponds at
Tyson Lagoon Wetland Center.
http://msnucleus.org.
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Math/Science Nucleus
4074 Eggers Drive, Fremont, California, U.S.A., 94536
(510) 790-6284
msn@msnucleus.org
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