The majority of interplate earthquakes, or earthquakes that occur near the boundaries of tectonic plates, near the Cascadia subduction zone occur in the forearc of the overriding North American Plate in Washington, west of the Cascade Volcanic Arc and east of where tremor occurs.

Megathrust earthquakes occur at subduction zones at destructive convergent plate boundaries, where one tectonic plate is forced underneath another, caused by slip along the thrust fault that forms the contact between them.

A megathrust earthquake is a very large earthquake that occurs in a subduction zone, a region where one of the earth’s tectonic plates is thrust under another. The Cascadia subduction zone is located off the west coast of North America.

Seven times in the past 3,500 years, the CSZ has buckled and fractured to produce an earthquake so massive that it left a mark in the geologic record. There’s a one-in-10 chance that the next major Cascadia quake will occur sometime in the next 50 years. The odds of a lesser but still major event are even greater.

Hayward fault

Alaska

Florida and North Dakota are the states with the fewest earthquakes. Antarctica has the least earthquakes of any continent, but small earthquakes can occur anywhere in the World.

U.S. West Coast: High to Very High The West Coast states of Washington, Oregon, and California have experienced tsunamis from as far away as Alaska, South America, Japan, and Russia. The most damaging on record is the tsunami caused by the 1964 Great Alaska earthquake.

San Francisco May Be a Good City, but Not Very Earthquake-Proof. If you are wondering — what part of California gets the most earthquakes? — Frisco is your answer.

Sierra Madre, a Los Angeles County city in the foothills of the San Gabriel Valley, is California’s 5th safest city….California’s Safest Cities.

Parkfield

Fresno. Central Valley’s biggest city, Fresno, is one of the most affordable and safe places to live in California. The city is safe both climate-wise and crime-wise.

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Four years after a deadly terrorist attack, San Bernardino has been named the most dangerous city in California, and the third most dangerous in the country.

Of the ten places with populations over 50,000 and the highest violent crime rates, only two had populations under 100,000: they are Santa Cruz (8.26) and Compton (11.49). The other places include (in descending order of violent crime rate) Oakland, Stockton, San Bernardino, Vallejo, and San Francisco.

7 cheapest places to live in California (that are actually cool)

• Eureka.
• Oxnard.
• Redlands.
• Chico.
• Temecula.
• Clovis.
• Vacaville.

Here are the 10 most dangerous places in California, starting with the most dangerous, Emeryville:

• City of Stockton.
• City of San Bernardino.
• City of San Pablo.
• City of Richmond.
• City of Merced.
• City of Commerce.
• City of Modesto.
• City of Clearlake.

Living Wage Calculation for California

Vacaville Just 55 miles from San Francisco, Vacaville is home to ranchers, farmers and residents looking for a quiet community in which to raise a family. The median home value is the cheapest on this list at $275,100, with a median household income of $74,207.

Oxnard

Affordable Places to Retire in California

• Sacramento Is One of the Cheapest Places to Live in Northern California.
• Redding Is One of the Best Places to Live in Northern California.
• Eureka Has Some of the Most Affordable Homes in California.
• Rio Vista Has a Low Cost of Living and a California Small Town Vibe.

The Most Affordable Beach Towns in California

• Crescent City. Location: About six and a half hours north of San Francisco.
• Eureka. Location: About five hours north of San Francisco.
• Arcata. Location: Roughly five hours northwest of Sacramento.
• San Simeon. Location: Roughly four hours north of Los Angeles.
• Oxnard. Location: One hour north of Los Angeles.
• Ventura.

The 10 Most Beautiful Towns and Villages in California

• Avalon, Santa Catalina Island.
• Carmel-by-the-Sea, Monterey County.
• Dunsmuir, Siskiyou County.
• Ferndale, Humboldt County.
• Julian, San Diego County.
• Nevada City, Nevada County.
• Ojai, Ventura County.
• St Helena, Napa County.

12 American Beach Towns You Can Actually Afford to Live In

• Deerfield Beach, Florida. Median home price: $153,600.
• Port Angeles, Washington. Median home price: $202,500.
• Coos Bay, Oregon. Median home price: $178,300.
• Gulf Shores, Alabama.
• Biddeford, Maine.
• Galveston, Texas.
• Eureka, CA.
• Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

The Most Affordable Places to Live in Northern California

• Clearlake. Location: Lake County. Median home price: $151,300.
• Bayview. Location: Humboldt County. Median home price: $207,900.
• Crescent City. Location: Del Norte County.
• Eureka. Location: Humboldt County.
• Stockton. Location: San Joaquin County.
• Arcata. Location: Humboldt County.
• Sacramento. Location: Sacramento County.

The 20 Best Places to Live in Northern California

• Orinda.
• Rocklin.
• Ridgecrest.
• Granite Bay.
• Roseville.
• El Dorado Hills.
• Dublin. For those who can afford the $756,800 median property price, Dublin makes a great option.
• Clovis. According to NerdWallet, Clovis ranks as the #1 best city in Northern California for families… and it’s easy to see why.

Consider these California cities for retirement.

• Visalia. Population: 460,477.
• San Jose. Population: 1,981,616.
• Santa Rosa. Population: 501,317.
• Vallejo and Fairfield. Population: 438,530.
• Sacramento. Population: 2,291,738.
• San Francisco. Population: 4,673,221.
• Salinas. Population: 433,212.
• Santa Barbara. Population: 443,738.

Danville

San Bernardino

Real Estate: Top 5 places Californians are moving to in the U.S.

• #1 Texas. One of the biggest reasons many Californian’s are exiting to Texas is that there is no state income tax.
• #2 Arizona. For starters, Arizona has the Grand Canyon.
• #3 Washington. The No.
• #4 Nevada. Nevada is home to…
• #5 Oregon. If you’re for adventure in the outdoors, Oregon is the place for you.

Compton isn’t even among the top 50 most dangerous neighborhoods in Los Angeles. It’s much safer than it was in the 1980s when NWA put them on the map. Compton only had 286 such incidents, ranking #52 in the L.A. area.