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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 ...
A minor, 3.3-magnitude earthquake struck in Northern California on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey.
SEATTLE — A new map released by the United States Geological Survey shows the likelihood of an earthquake causing damaging shaking in the next century. "The area around Puget Sound is really a ...
Another highest-risk area is the New Madrid Seismic Zone, which covers ... and Renée Rigdon used a 2018 map from the U.S. Geological Survey that determined regional earthquake risk levels ...
Map Shows US Cities Most Vulnerable to Earthquakes in 2025. ... A 2023 report released by the U.S. Geological Survey ... is located near the New Madrid Seismic Zone and is home to Memphis.
No scientist has "ever predicted a major earthquake," the U.S. Geological Survey says. It's a point that bears repeating: On the same day a 7.8 magnitude quake and a string of aftershocks caused ...
A 4.8 magnitude earthquake shook New Jersey and the densely populated New York City metropolitan area Friday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said, with residents across Connecticut ...