一项研究报告说,圣弗朗西斯科湾东部一次较大地震会使4500人丧生,148500人受伤,造成许多建筑物坍塌或着火,以及运输工具、公用设施的破坏。如果海沃德断层在一次里氏7.5级的地震中发生破裂,加利福尼亚矿产地质部(Califor-nia’s Division of Mines and Geology)的报告对此描绘出一个似乎可能后果的可怕图象。 One study reported that a major earthquake in the eastern part of San Francisco Bay killed 4,500 people and injured 148,500 people, causing many buildings to collapse or fire, as well as damage to transport equipment and public facilities. If the Hayward Fault ruptured at a 7.5 magnitude Richter earthquake, the report by the California Department of Mines and Geology paints a seemingly horrible image of the likely consequences.