Earthquake hazards map study finds deadly flaws Date: August 31, 2012 Source: University of Missouri-Columbia Summary: Three of the largest and deadliest earthquakes in recent history occurred ...

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 ...

A map displays the likelihood of damaging earthquake shaking in Alaska. USGS. In the last two centuries, 37 states have seen an abundance of magnitude 5 earthquakes, according to the study.

A new study mapping the Cascadia Subduction Zone is giving scientists clues about the state of the fault line as the Pacific Northwest awaits a potentially catastrophic earthquake. Researchers ...

FULL COVERAGE: California earthquakes. All of the areas highlighted on the map “are located near deep fluid injection wells or other industrial activities capable of inducing earthquakes,” the ...

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.

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.

Can an earthquake turn around and strike twice? New research has some seismologists saying yes. Tremor data from a 2016 earthquake at the South American and African tectonic plates, deep below the ...

New tree-ring analyses suggest the Puget Sound region was rocked by a 1-2 earthquake punch 1,100 years ago, adding a new worst-case possibility for the region.

News; Pacific NW; A double earthquake threat? Study finds 2 Seattle-area faults ripped about the same time Sept. 27, 2023 Updated Wed., Sept. 27, 2023 at 9:30 p.m. Paul Riek checks damage to his ...