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.

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 ...

On the map, the color red identifies places with the highest earthquake shaking risk — a 95% chance an earthquake of magnitude 5 or higher will occur in the next 100 years and bring slight or ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

A new earthquake fault mapping study provides compelling evidence of seismic hazards in Turkey and Syria following the 2023 earthquakes. Researchers from UNC-Chapel Hill, USGS, and global teams ...