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Deploying new seismometers to the South Pole
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Significant Earthquakes, Past 30 days
Significant Earthquakes, Past 30 days
7.1
55 km NNW of Kota Belud, Malaysia
2026-02-22 16:57:46 (UTC)
Pager Alert Level: Green
MMI: V (Moderate Shaking)
619.8 km
6.4
53 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
2026-02-14 02:27:38 (UTC)
Pager Alert Level: Green
MMI: VII (Very Strong Shaking)
10.0 km
6.2
32 km SW of Ovalle, Chile
2026-02-12 13:34:31 (UTC)
Pager Alert Level: Green
MMI: VI (Strong Shaking)
36.9 km
4.6
8 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska
2026-02-10 20:42:23 (UTC)
Pager Alert Level: Green
MMI: IV (Light Shaking)
30.0 km
4.2
4 km SE of San Ramon, CA
2026-02-02 15:01:14 (UTC)
Pager Alert Level: Green
MMI: V (Moderate Shaking)
9.6 km
3.8
4 km SSE of San Ramon, CA
2026-02-02 14:27:01 (UTC)
Pager Alert Level: Gray (Null)
MMI: IV (Light Shaking)
9.1 km
4.2
10 km NE of Black Eagle, Montana
2026-01-29 19:41:09 (UTC)
Pager Alert Level: Green
MMI: IV (Light Shaking)
20.4 km
7.1
55 km NNW of Kota Belud, Malaysia
2026-02-22 16:57:46 (UTC)
Pager Alert Level: Green
MMI: V (Moderate Shaking)
619.8 km
6.4
53 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
2026-02-14 02:27:38 (UTC)
Pager Alert Level: Green
MMI: VII (Very Strong Shaking)
10.0 km
6.2
32 km SW of Ovalle, Chile
2026-02-12 13:34:31 (UTC)
Pager Alert Level: Green
MMI: VI (Strong Shaking)
36.9 km
4.6
8 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska
2026-02-10 20:42:23 (UTC)
Pager Alert Level: Green
MMI: IV (Light Shaking)
30.0 km
4.2
4 km SE of San Ramon, CA
2026-02-02 15:01:14 (UTC)
Pager Alert Level: Green
MMI: V (Moderate Shaking)
9.6 km
3.8
4 km SSE of San Ramon, CA
2026-02-02 14:27:01 (UTC)
Pager Alert Level: Gray (Null)
MMI: IV (Light Shaking)
9.1 km
4.2
10 km NE of Black Eagle, Montana
2026-01-29 19:41:09 (UTC)
Pager Alert Level: Green
MMI: IV (Light Shaking)
20.4 km
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Updates for ShakeAlert False Alert for M5.9 Earthquake near Carson City, NV (Dec. 2025)
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USGS releases aftershock forecast for M8.8 Russian Kamchatka Peninsula Earthquake
USGS releases aftershock forecast for M8.8 Russian Kamchatka Peninsula Earthquake
Publications
Site response models based on geometric parameters for southern California sedimentary basins Site response models based on geometric parameters for southern California sedimentary basins
Site response in sedimentary basins is influenced by complex three-dimensional (3D) features, including trapping of seismic waves, focusing of seismic energy and basin resonance. Current ground motion models (GMMs) incorporate basin effects using one-dimensional parameters like VS30 and shear wave velocity isosurface depths, which are limited in capturing lateral and 3D effects. To...
Latest Pleistocene to 19th-century earthquakes on bending-moment reverse faults of the Seattle fault zone, Washington Latest Pleistocene to 19th-century earthquakes on bending-moment reverse faults of the Seattle fault zone, Washington
Fault-related folds and their associated secondary faults play a critical yet often underrecognized role in accommodating strain and generating earthquakes in active fold-and-thrust belts. In the Seattle fault zone (SFZ), Washington, USA, we present new paleoseismic, geomorphic, and geophysical evidence for late Pleistocene and Holocene earthquakes on shallow, south-dipping secondary...
Science
2027 NSHMs for GNMI and AmSam
The Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (GNMI) and American Samoa (AmSam) models were last updated in 2012. The two NSHMs will be developed concurrently but will be published separately.
Earthquake Sequence Product
The USGS earthquake Sequence Product aims to identify and describe earthquakes that are clustered in space and time as “sequences.” Its overarching goal is to provide simple contextual information regarding the spatial and temporal interconnection of earthquakes.
Engineering and Risk
The well-known statement "Earthquakes don't kill people, buildings do" highlights the need to make our communities more earthquake resilient. The impact of earthquakes on public safety and the national economy can be reduced through improvement of the built environment to resist earthquake effects such as ground shaking. Extending natural hazards science to risk involves (1) conducting research to...
