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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 ...
The map shows the history of earthquakes in the Myanmar region since 1900. Because of the Sagaing fault, it is a common occurrence.
Esri has added a pair of new maps to its Nepal Earthquake Maps gallery. Nepal Earthquake Swipe Map Compare pre- and post-earthquake imagery from Airbus Defence & Space to explore damage around Nepal.
On September 8, 2023, a devastating earthquake struck Morocco, with its epicenter in the High Atlas Mountains, profoundly impacting the provinces of Al Haouz, Taroudant, Chichaoua, Marrakech, ...
California has suffered some destructive earthquakes in the last few decades but much bigger quakes are possible. These maps show some scenarios.
New Map Shows Rise in Human-Caused Earthquake Risk The USGS map is the first to include quake risks related to human activity, largely tied to the fracking boom in the central states.
The earthquake itself flattened broad swaths of the capital city of Kathmandu, and caused avalanches across the Himalayan mountains (including Mount Everest), killing and stranding many climbers.