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A magnitude 7.0 earthquake ruptured the Mendocino Transform Fault offshore Northern California on December 5, 2024. The USGS and colleagues from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s Ocean Bottom Seismic Instrument Center deployed our new fleet of rapid response ocean bottom seismographs just 11 days later—the fastest response in U.S. history. 

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake ruptured the Mendocino Transform Fault offshore Northern California on December 5, 2024. The USGS and colleagues from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s Ocean Bottom Seismic Instrument Center deployed our new fleet of rapid response ocean bottom seismographs just 11 days later—the fastest response in U.S. history. 

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake ruptured the Mendocino Transform Fault offshore Northern California on December 5, 2024. The USGS and colleagues from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s Ocean Bottom Seismic Instrument Center deployed our new fleet of rapid response ocean bottom seismographs just 11 days later—the fastest response in U.S. history. 

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake ruptured the Mendocino Transform Fault offshore Northern California on December 5, 2024. The USGS and colleagues from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s Ocean Bottom Seismic Instrument Center deployed our new fleet of rapid response ocean bottom seismographs just 11 days later—the fastest response in U.S. history. 

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake ruptured the Mendocino Transform Fault offshore Northern California on December 5, 2024. The USGS and colleagues from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s Ocean Bottom Seismic Instrument Center deployed our new fleet of rapid response ocean bottom seismographs just 11 days later—the fastest response in U.S. history. 

Coastal Change Hazards Portal showing the trajectory of Hurricane Milton and the various data users could explore on the map.

Wayne Baldwin (USGS), Eric Moore (USGS), and Hannah Brewer (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) preparing the rapid response ocean bottom seismograph fleet for deployment. Photo credit: Nathan Miller, USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center. 

Wayne Baldwin (USGS), Eric Moore (USGS), and Hannah Brewer (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) preparing the rapid response ocean bottom seismograph fleet for deployment. Photo credit: Nathan Miller, USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center. 

Wayne Baldwin (USGS), Eric Moore (USGS), and Hannah Brewer (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) about to deploy one of the rapid response ocean bottom seismograph fleet. Photo credit: Nathan Miller, USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center. 

Eric Moore (USGS) deploying one of the rapid response ocean bottom seismographs. Photo credit: Nathan Miller, USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center. 

Wayne Baldwin (USGS) and Eric Moore (USGS) preparing the rapid response ocean bottom seismograph fleet for deployment. Photo credit: Nathan Miller, USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center. 

Wayne Baldwin (USGS) and Eric Moore (USGS) preparing the rapid response ocean bottom seismograph fleet for deployment. Photo credit: Nathan Miller, USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center. 

Wayne Baldwin (USGS) and Eric Moore (USGS) preparing the rapid response ocean bottom seismograph fleet for deployment. Photo credit: Nathan Miller, USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center. 

As powerful hurricanes approach the coast, they generate elevated water levels and dangerous wave conditions that can cause extensive flooding, significant landscape changes, and destruction of property.

As powerful hurricanes approach the coast, they generate elevated water levels and dangerous wave conditions that can cause extensive flooding, significant landscape changes, and destruction of property.

An illustrated map of the United States and territories, displaying the site coverage of the Coastcam cameras that survey the coasts and provide imagery, with purple diamonds at these locations along the West and East Coast, Alaska and Puerto Rico.

An illustrated map displaying the Flood Event Viewer national coverage, in blue, across the United States (East and West Coast), Alaska, Hawaii, and Pacific (Guam, American Samoa, Mariana Islands) and Atlantic territories (Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands)

Illustrated map displaying the coverage provided by the Coastal Change Hazard Portal for the U.S. East and West Coast, Great Lakes, Gulf of America, Hawaii, Alaska and Atlantic Territories (Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands) in red along the coasts to show the prediction output from CCHP.

An illustrated map displaying the COAWST  Modeling System product coverage for U.S. East Coast and the Gulf of America.

An illustrated map displaying the HERA product coverage, in pink, for the U.S. West Coast and Pacific territories for Emergency Management. Coverage includes Guam, Mariana Islands, American Samoa, 

Illustrated map displaying the coverage provided by the Total Water Level and Coastal Change Forecast Viewer for the U.S. East Coast and Gulf of America, in blue.