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 ...

W hat The USGS Earthquake Map Tells Us The color-coded map shows a range of earthquake probability across the U.S. Well known high-risk areas, such as California and Alaska, are coded in dark red ...

Nearly 75% of the U.S., including Alaska and Hawaii, could experience a damaging earthquake sometime within the next century, USGS study finds.

According to the latest USGS National Seismic Hazard Model (NSHM), which was released in December 2023, 75% of the U.S. could experience damaging seismic shaking in the next 100 years.

Hawaii also faces potential earthquakes due to recent volcanic eruptions and seismic unrest. There hasn't been a comprehensive assessment of Hawaii's earthquake risk published since 1998, and the ...

New USGS Map Shows Man-Made Earthquakes ... the USGS now says it will update the hazard map each year as a companion to its usual 50-year earthquake forecast. The recent collapse in oil ...

To help make the best decisions to protect communities from earthquakes, new USGS maps display how intense ground shaking could be across the nation. The USGS recently updated its U.S. National ...

What The USGS Earthquake Map Tells Us. ... The map's release came almost exactly on the 30th anniversary of the deadly Northridge earthquake in Los Angeles, the most recent major quake to hit the U.S.

What The USGS Earthquake Map Tells Us. ... The map's release came almost exactly on the 30th anniversary of the deadly Northridge earthquake in Los Angeles, the most recent major quake to hit the U.S.