Where can I learn more about the 1957 Daly City Earthquake?

The 1957 Daly City earthquake occured on March 22, 1957 at 19:44 UTC.

• Date: March 22, 1957 at 19:44 UTC
• Location: 37.67 -122.48
• Magnitude: 5.3 Ml

• Deaths: 0
• Injuries: 40
• Property Damage: $ 1,000,000

Because of its proximity to the San Francisco Bay Area, the earthquake was felt extensively over the area:

4 km ( 3 miles) N ( 4 degrees) of Pacifica, CA
14 km ( 9 miles) SSW ( 204 degrees) of San Francisco, CA
24 km ( 15 miles) SW ( 233 degrees) of Oakland, CA
29 km ( 18 miles) SW ( 217 degrees) of Berkeley, CA
33 km ( 21 miles) S ( 177 degrees) of San Rafael, CA
36 km ( 23 miles) W ( 271 degrees) of Hayward, CA
48 km ( 30 miles) WNW ( 287 degrees) of Fremont, CA
62 km ( 39 miles) NW ( 305 degrees) of San Jose

Although a rather small earthquake, this event was carefully studied at the time. In particular, the strong-motion records generated by the earthquake were used to study the site response of various locations.

On-line Information

• Earthquake of March 22, 1957 from the Museum of the City of San Francisco

• The Daly City Earthquake of 1957 (includes a sound recording of the long-period seismometer at Pasadena) from Richard Marsden

Earthquake Field Trips

• The San Andreas Fault and the San Francisco Bay Area

Earthquake Photographs

• Photograph search for photos from the "1957 Daly City Earthquake"

References

• Oakeshott, G.(ed.),The San Francisco Earthquakes of March 1957 , CDMG Special Report 57, 1959.