Hollister is well known among geologists because it portrays one of the best examples of aseismic creep anywhere in the world . The Calaveras Fault ( a branch of the San Andreas Fault system ) bisects the city north and south , roughly along Locust Ave. and Powell St. The streets running east/west across the fault have significant visible offsets . The fault runs directly under several houses . Even though they are visibly contorted the houses are still habitable as the owners have reinforced them to withstand the dislocation of their foundations . Although there was extensive damage in the town after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake , and the governor of California came to visit , this was due to a slip of the San Andreas Fault and was not related to the aseismic creep on the Calaveras Fault
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
Hollister, California