The Davis landscape today. Many residents think the Sacramento area is immune to earthquakes, but they have happened here before. This water tower, like many other structures in UC Davis, has been retrofitted for earthquake safety. The 1892 Winters/Vacaville quakes affected mainly the western Sacramento Valley, with effects in Davis but barely in Sacramento.

Davis/Sacramento Although many think that the Central Valley's chance of an earthquake is remote, it has happened before. This page will prove to Central Valley residents that the Sacramento area is still susceptible to an earthquake, even though we haven't had one recently. I. 1892 Winters/Vacaville earthquakes II. Geology of the Davis/Sacramento area III. Earthquake safety checklist --by Alex Hoff � �

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