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by Mavericks just doin a flyby on October 3rd, 2009
They happen just about everyday! It's usually only the bigger ones that get felt, About 2.0 or greater depending upon your proximity to the epicenter.
by Glenn Blaylock on October 3rd, 2009
Yes, they do. I experienced a number of them in the years that I lived there. Here are some references about larger quakes that have happened there.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1906_San_Francisco_earthquake
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Loma_Prieta_earthquake
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northridge_quake
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_San_Simeon_earthquake
The last of these is a quake that I actually felt as I was living 117.34 miles away in Santa Barbara at the time.
by DudeLer 2 on October 7th, 2009
http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/recenteqs/latestfault.htm
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Mostly they happen along fault lines.
Check out the california earthquake site.
put it in your favorites.
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