Map of Hollister, California

Have you ever heard of any place where an earthquake takes place every hour and still is a prosperous and developing one? Well there are around three such places in California which is situated at the San Andreas fault and is an area of interest for many geologists. Hollister, Coalinga and Parkfield are the places which are one the highest earthquake prone zones in the world.
Hollister, known as the “earthquake capital of the world”, is one of the best examples of aseismic creep in the world. In geology, an aseismic creep is a measurable displacement along a fault in the absence of a notable earthquake.

The Calaverus fault is such and example and this is the fault which goes through the city and bisects it into the northern and the southern half. The houses and the streets built across and through this fault have significant effects. These areas fall under the ripple of tremors throughout the day. Hence this literally means that people living here experience slight tremors everyday and have remarkably adapted to it. The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake had caused massive destruction to this place but that was due to a slip in the San Andreas fault and not due to the aseismic creep in the Calaverus fault. But some geologists still fear that a slight onset of these tremors could probably lead to massive destruction or even disappearance of the entire area. Inspite of this, Hollister is an upcoming place and is definitely present in the map of the U.S.

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Contact:
City Department
375 Fifth Street,
Hollister, CA 95023
Phone: 831-636-4300
Fax: 831-636-4310

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Central Valley

The U.S state of California has a large, flat valley that dominates the Central portion of the state. It is one of the most agriculturally productive places on earth. From north to south the distance is approximately 400 miles. The northern half is called the Sacramento Valley and the southern half as the San Joaquin Valley.
The population is about 6.5 million people in the Central Valley. There are about 10 Metropolitan Statistical Areas in the Central valley. The valley has extremes of topography. A hot Mediterranean climate is prevalent in the Central valley. The Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers flow through the northern and southern halves of the valley. Flooding is prevalent in the area and measures are taken to prevent the damage done by the floods.
All kinds of non-tropical crops are grown in the Central Valley, including tomatoes, almonds, grapes, cotton, apricots, and asparagus. Irrigation projects have developed the region a lot and thereby helped to increase the productivity in the recent times.
The Central Valley houses the Interstate – 5 and State Route 99 which runs almost parallel throughout the valley and meets at the north and south ends. The Central Valley is a very part of the State of California.

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