California experiences numerous earthquakes daily, with a significant risk of destructive ones like the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. The Bay Area was last affected by the 6.0 South Napa Quake in 2014, and prior significant quakes include the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. Research geophysicist Sarah Minson indicates a 72% likelihood of a magnitude 6.7 or greater quake occurring in the Bay Area in the next 30 years. The resident awareness of earthquake risks is heightened due to past events within living memory, contrasting with areas experiencing quakes infrequently.
There is about a 72% probability of one or more magnitude 6.7 or larger earthquakes within 30 years in the San Francisco Bay Area.
People in the Bay Area do tend to be very well aware because of events like Loma Prieta and the Napa earthquake. They happened in living memory.
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