How do I find the nearest fault to a property or specific location?
If you are looking for faults in California use: How Close to a Fault Do You Live? (Bay Area Earthquake Alliance)
For faults in California and the rest of the United States (as well as the latest earthquakes) use the Latest Earthquakes Map:
- click on the "gear" icon in the upper-right corner
- scroll down to Map Layers, and turn on U.S. Faults
- mouse-over each fault to get a pop-up window with the name of the fault
The Quaternary Fault and Fold Database has an interactive map for viewing faults within the United States and a fault database.
The Information by Region section of the Earthquake Hazards Program website has links to many resources for faults and earthquakes for each state in the United States.
Related Content
Why are there so many faults in the Quaternary Faults Database with the same name?
Why are there no faults in the Great Valley of central California?
Why are there so many earthquakes and faults in the Western United States?
What is a "Quaternary" fault?
Where can I find a fault map of the United States? Is one available in GIS format?
How do I find fault or hazard maps for California?
What is a fault and what are the different types?
What is the relationship between faults and earthquakes? What happens to a fault when an earthquake occurs?
UCERF3: A new earthquake forecast for California's complex fault system
With innovations, fresh data, and lessons learned from recent earthquakes, scientists have developed a new earthquake forecast model for California, a region under constant threat from potentially damaging events. The new model, referred to as the third Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast, or "UCERF" (http://www.WGCEP.org/UCERF3),...
Field, Edward H.
20 cool facts about the New Madrid Seismic Zone-Commemorating the bicentennial of the New Madrid earthquake sequence, December 1811-February 1812 [poster]
This poster summarizes a few of the more significant facts about the series of large earthquakes that struck the New Madrid seismic zone of southeastern Missouri, northeastern Arkansas, and adjacent parts of Tennessee and Kentucky from December 1811 to February 1812. Three earthquakes in this sequence had a magnitude (M) of 7.0 or greater. The...
Williams, R.A.; McCallister, N.S.; Dart, R.L.
Putting down roots in earthquake country-Your handbook for earthquakes in the Central United States
This handbook provides information to residents of the Central United States about the threat of earthquakes in that area, particularly along the New Madrid seismic zone, and explains how to prepare for, survive, and recover from such events. It explains the need for concern about earthquakes for those residents and describes what one can expect...
Contributors: Dart, Richard; McCarthy, Jill; McCallister, Natasha; Williams, Robert A.
Where's the San Andreas fault? A guidebook to tracing the fault on public lands in the San Francisco Bay region
Stoffer, Philip W.
Putting down roots in earthquake country: Your handbook for the San Francisco Bay region
This handbook provides information about the threat posed by earthquakes in the San Francisco Bay region and explains how you can prepare for, survive, and recover from these inevitable events. If you live or work in the region, you need to know why you should be concerned with earthquakes, what you can expect during and after a quake, and what...
Quaternary fault and fold database of the United States
Machette, Michael N.; Haller, Kathleen M.; Dart, R.L.; Rhea, S.B. Quaternary fault map of the Basin and Range and Rio Grande Rift provinces, Western United States
Nakata, John K.; Wentworth, C.M.; Machette, Michael N.
Prior Great Earthquakes Unveiled at the Western Edge of the 1964 Alaska Rupture
Ever since the great magnitude 9.2 earthquake shook Alaska 50 years ago today, scientists have suspected that the quake's rupture halted at the southwestern tip of Kodiak Island due to a natural barrier.
Low-Flying Airplane Mapping Virginia’s Underground Faults Next 11 Days
MINERAL, Va. –Residents of Louisa, Goochland and Fluvanna counties may notice a low-flying airplane over the area the next 11 days as scientists from the U.S. Geological Surveymap the underground faults responsible for the region’s Aug. 23, 2011 earthquake.
A Virtual Tour of the Hayward Fault
The U.S. Geological Survey has a new website that offers a virtual tour of the Hayward fault.
USGS Releases Quaternary Fault Database for the Nation
What are the faults in my state and where are they? When did they last have an earthquake? Now you can find out the answer to these questions online through a user-friendly interface developed by the USGS.
Cat Scan'-Like Seismic Study of Earthquake Zone Helps Set Stage for Fault Drilling Project
In a first of its kind study U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Duke University seismologists have used tiny "microearthquakes" along a section of California’s notorious San Andreas Fault to create unique images of the contorted geology scientists will face as they continue drilling deeper into the fault zone to construct a major earthquake "observatory.
Alaska Interior Reveals Scars and Ruptures from 7.9 Denali Fault Quake
Sunday’s magnitude 7.9 earthquake in central Alaska created a scar across the landscape for more than 145 miles, according to surveys conducted the past two days by geologists from the U.S. Geological Survey and the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Survey.
Santa Rosa area showing active faults
Shaded relief image of the Santa Rosa area showing active faults (black lines) and the detailed rupture pattern of the Rodgers Creek Fault where it crosses central Santa Rosa (in red). The orange, bean-shaped area represents the dense, magnetic body of rock on the east side of the fault beneath Santa Rosa. This body of rock may be largely responsible for the pattern of
...
Denali Fault: Fault Trace
Fault trace in trees west of the Mentasta Road. Tallest trees are perhaps 40 feet tall.
Great Basin Fault Map
The map above shows the location of mapped faults and surficial geology of the central Mojave Desert region in southern California.
USGS Damage from the magnitude 9.2 earthquake in Alaska
Damage from the magnitude 9.2 earthquake in Alaska on March 27, 1964.
Traces of the Hayward Fault, California
The purpose of this map is to show the location of and evidence for recent movement on active fault traces within the Hayward Fault Zone, California. The mapped traces represent the integration of the following three different types of data: (1) geomorphic expression, (2) creep (aseismic fault slip),and (3) trench exposures.
Map of known active geologic faults in the San Francisco Bay region
Map of known active geologic faults in the San Francisco Bay region, California, including the Hayward Fault. The 72 percent probability of a magnitude (M) 6.7 or greater earthquake in the region includes well-known major plate-boundary faults, lesser-known faults, and unknown faults. The percentage shown within each colored circle is the probability that a M 6.7 or
...