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A minor, 3.3-magnitude earthquake struck in Northern California on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey.
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 ...
Missouri's New Madrid Seismic Zone is in the news after the National Guard held drills in downtown St. Louis about a potential ... The image on the right is the USGS' earthquake hazard map, ...
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 ...
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 ...
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake happened Thursday afternoon about 1.24 miles south--southeast of Madison in Lake County.
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 ...
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.
Santa Rosa City Schools campuses are being transformed this summer, but two campuses must undergo required earthquake studies ...
The USGS earthquake risk map sports a big bull’s eye in the ... This work helped reveal that the New Madrid Seismic Zone has popped out major 7.0 magnitude or greater earthquakes every 500 ...
Missouri's New Madrid Seismic Zone is in the news after the National Guard held drills in downtown St. Louis about a potential ... The image on the right is the USGS' earthquake hazard map, ...