Did I feel an earthquake? Can I report feeling an earthquake?
Report an earthquake experience or related observation through the Did You Feel It? citizen science webpage.
The best way to do this is to click on the earthquake that you think you felt on one of the lists on the Earthquakes webpage, and then select the "Tell Us!" link.
If you don't see the earthquake you think you felt, use the green "Report an Unknown Event" button on our Did You Feel It? page. Maps and graphs are produced from the responses in real-time.
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How quickly is earthquake information posted to the USGS website and sent out via the Earthquake Notification Service (ENS) and other feeds?
Where can I see current or past seismograms?
Why do USGS earthquake magnitudes differ from those published by other agencies?
Why/When does the USGS update the magnitude of an earthquake?
Why do some earthquakes disappear from the map/list?
Why isn't the fault on which the earthquake occurred or the distance to the nearest fault provided?
Can I get on a list to receive an email message when there is an earthquake? How do I sign up for earthquake notifications? Are there any Feeds I can subscribe to?
Why is the earthquake that was reported/recorded by network X, or that I felt, not on the Latest Earthquakes map/list?
Where can I find current earthquake lists and maps for the world or for a specific area?
Updated USGS Earthquake Monitoring Strategy Released
The USGS Earthquake Hazards Program recently released a new strategic plan for earthquake monitoring entitled the “Advanced National Seismic System – Current Status, Development Opportunities, Priorities, 2017-2027.”
A 100-year-long History of Earthquakes and Seismic Monitoring in Hawaii
The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory’s 1912–2012 Centennial—100 Years of Tracking Eruptions and Earthquakes
HAWAI‘I ISLAND, Hawaii —The history of earthquakes and seismic monitoring in Hawai‘i during the past century will be the topic of a presentation at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo on Thursday, January 26, at 7:00 p.m.
Recovery Act Funds Will Upgrade Earthquake Monitoring
USGS will Grant Universities $5 Million to Beef Up Public Safety Grants totaling $5 million under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act are being awarded to 13 universities nationwide to upgrade critical earthquake monitoring networks and increase public safety.
USGS Forecast for Ground Shaking Intensity from Earthquakes in 2017
USGS map displaying intensity of potential ground shaking from natural and human-induced earthquakes. There is a small chance (one percent) that ground shaking intensity will occur at this level or higher. There is a greater chance (99 percent) that ground shaking will be lower than what is displayed in these maps.
Earthquake-damaged building
Building damanged by the February 2011 earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand.
What is the difference between intensity scales and magnitude scales?
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A map of ShakeOut scenario shaking in southern California
A map of ShakeOut scenario shaking in southern California.
Scenario Earthquake Map
Interactive map showing earthquake scenario data
Shake map for a magnitude 7.0 earthquake on the Hayward fault
Shake map for a magnitude 7.0 earthquake on the Hayward fault with the eipicenter of earthquake near Oakland, Calfornia.