Federal scientists have raised the estimated odds of a major earthquake striking California’s Bay Area in the first update since 2014.
The US Geological Survey (USGS) now calculates a 74.1 percent chance of at least one magnitude 6.7 or stronger earthquake hitting the region by 2055, up from the previous estimate of 72 percent.
A quake of that strength could cause extensive damage to homes, roads and critical infrastructure across the densely populated Bay Area…