USGSA new earthquake hazard map by the U.S. Geological Survey for Oregon and Washington, illustrating the risk that ground shaking will exceed certain thresholds during a 50-year period. Brown is ...

WASHINGTON - A new federal earthquake map dials up the shaking hazard just a bit for about one-third of the United States and lowers it for one-tenth. The U.S. Geological Survey on Thursday ...

Areas of increased and decreased earthquake hazard are shown on this U.S. Geological Survey map from 2008. Red marks increases, blue decreases. USGS updated its national seismic hazard maps on ...

Parts of 42 states are at risk of earthquakes during the next 50 years, according to a new report from the U.S. Geological Survey. The report includes updated maps that show geologists ...

A new study by the U.S. geological society suggests 42 states have a reasonable chance of experiencing damaging ground shaking from an earthquake in the next 50 years.

The map shows areas at greatest risk for future earthquakes in the U.S. and factors in how often quakes are likely to occur and how hard the ground should shake as a result.

WASHINGTON – A new federal earthquake map dials up the shaking hazard just a bit for about half of the United States and lowers it for nearly a quarter of the nation. The U.S. Geologic Survey ...

Following the 5.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Virginia in 2011, experts have expanded risk areas in the eastern U.S. “It was among the largest earthquakes to occur along the East Coast in ...

Look out, South Carolina, Illinois, and Missouri. Although California is well known for earthquakes, new federal government maps extend the high-risk zones for temblors across much more of the ...

New data compiled by the Oregon Department of Transportation reveals at least part of the answer. The results aren't pretty for a region facing 1-in-3 odds of a magnitude 8 or larger earthquake in ...

A tsunami warning has been issued for the coastal regions of California and Oregon following a powerful earthquake that shook Northern California. After the 7.3 magnitude quake, a tsunami is ...

A long-feared monster earthquake off the coast of California, Oregon and Washington could cause some areas to sink by more than 6 feet, dramatically heightening the risk of flooding.