A research team studied earthquake hazard maps from five countries and found that all the maps seemed to overpredict the historically observed earthquake shaking intensities. In analyzing the ...

Damaging quakes. This map from the updated National Seismic Hazard Model shows the probability of a damaging earthquake occurring anywhere in the United States in 100 years.

A Northwestern University research team studied earthquake hazard maps from five countries and found that all the maps seemed to overpredict the historically observed earthquake shaking ...

“The hazard has increased, but it has always been high,” said Petersen, who is a supervisory research geophysicist with USGS’s earthquake hazards program. “It will remain high in California.

The risk assessments were derived in part from a US Geological Survey study that created earthquake models to help inform municipalities and insurance companies about such hazards. This map ...

This new USGS map shows where damaging earthquakes are most likely in the U.S. The new USGS National Seismic Hazard Model includes a few key changes since the last map was released in 2018 ...

Serving as the latest seismic hazard model since 2018, the map and accompanying study are meant to provide crucial insights for architects, engineers and policymakers as they design and construct ...

This assessment revealed that hazard maps for the U.S. (California), Japan, Italy, Nepal and France seemed to overpredict earthquake damage.

The U.S. Geological Survey's new seismic hazard maps, released this week, show two more earthquake faults in Western Washington: one near the Canadian border, the other east of Port Angeles.

A minor, 3.3-magnitude earthquake struck in Northern California on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey.

A moderately strong, 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck near Lima, Peru on Sunday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 11:35 a.m. Peru Standard Time about 14 miles ...