No matter where you live, it is important to be aware of and prepared for earthquakes. Join us as we talk to Mike Blanpied, who is the Associate Coordinator for the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, as he gives us safety tips to ensure you and your family are prepared before, during, and after an earthquake.
Learn about earthquake hazards
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Introduction to the Hazard Maps
What are the USGS National Seismic Hazard Maps and how are they used?
FAQs
Click on the link and select "Earthquake Hazards" under topic.
Earthquake Monitoring Resources
Find seismic networks, real-time data, earthquake catalogs, and learn about ground deformation.
Earthquake Hazards 101-The Basics
Information on earthquake hazards, including the definition of an earthquake hazard, a hazard map, using probabilistic ground motion for hazard determination, and more.
Earthquake Hazards 201-Technical Q&A
A list of technical questions & answers about earthquake hazards.
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Seismic-hazard maps for the conterminous United States, 2014
Seismic-Hazard Maps for the Conterminous United States, 2008
Maps Showing Seismic Landslide Hazards in Anchorage, Alaska
Seismic-hazard maps for the conterminous United States
Seismic Landslide Hazard for the City of Berkeley, California
Seismic Landslide Hazard for the Cities of Oakland and Piedmont, California
Seismic-hazard maps for Hawaii
Seismic-hazard maps for Alaska and the Aleutian Islands
Maps showing seismicity and tectonic stresses along the Eurasia-Africa plate boundary
No matter where you live, it is important to be aware of and prepared for earthquakes. Join us as we talk to Mike Blanpied, who is the Associate Coordinator for the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, as he gives us safety tips to ensure you and your family are prepared before, during, and after an earthquake.
The USGS is investigating the use of Twitter, a popular micro-blogging tool, to collect and analyze citizen accounts of earthquakes around the world. USGS scientists Paul Earle and Michelle Guy discuss this Twitter Earthquake Detection (TED) project.
The USGS is investigating the use of Twitter, a popular micro-blogging tool, to collect and analyze citizen accounts of earthquakes around the world. USGS scientists Paul Earle and Michelle Guy discuss this Twitter Earthquake Detection (TED) project.
Listen to hear the answer.
2022 Emergency Assistance Act — USGS recovery activities
The HayWired Earthquake Scenario—Societal Consequences
Earthquake information products and tools from the Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS)
Earthquake forecast for the Wasatch Front region of the Intermountain West
ShakeAlert—An earthquake early warning system for the United States west coast
The 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake and tsunamis: a modern perspective and enduring legacies
United States National Seismic Hazard Maps
Progress toward a safer future since the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
The 2023 Kahramanmaraş, Turkey, Earthquake Sequence
Seismotectonics of the Eastern Margin of the Australia Plate
SLAB2.0 Interactive Map
2020-2021 Alaska Peninsula Earthquake Sequence
Earthquake Tour of Santa Rosa, California
The 2019 Ridgecrest, California, Earthquake Sequence
What to Expect in a Big Urban Earthquake
The HayWired Scenario: An Urban Earthquake in a Connected World - A Geonarrative
New USGS map shows where damaging earthquakes are most likely to occur in US
Related
Seismicity of the Earth 1900–2018
Seismic-hazard maps for the conterminous United States, 2014
Seismic-Hazard Maps for the Conterminous United States, 2008
Maps Showing Seismic Landslide Hazards in Anchorage, Alaska
Seismic-hazard maps for the conterminous United States
Seismic Landslide Hazard for the City of Berkeley, California
Seismic Landslide Hazard for the Cities of Oakland and Piedmont, California
Seismic-hazard maps for Hawaii
Seismic-hazard maps for Alaska and the Aleutian Islands
Maps showing seismicity and tectonic stresses along the Eurasia-Africa plate boundary
No matter where you live, it is important to be aware of and prepared for earthquakes. Join us as we talk to Mike Blanpied, who is the Associate Coordinator for the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, as he gives us safety tips to ensure you and your family are prepared before, during, and after an earthquake.
No matter where you live, it is important to be aware of and prepared for earthquakes. Join us as we talk to Mike Blanpied, who is the Associate Coordinator for the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, as he gives us safety tips to ensure you and your family are prepared before, during, and after an earthquake.
The USGS is investigating the use of Twitter, a popular micro-blogging tool, to collect and analyze citizen accounts of earthquakes around the world. USGS scientists Paul Earle and Michelle Guy discuss this Twitter Earthquake Detection (TED) project.
The USGS is investigating the use of Twitter, a popular micro-blogging tool, to collect and analyze citizen accounts of earthquakes around the world. USGS scientists Paul Earle and Michelle Guy discuss this Twitter Earthquake Detection (TED) project.
Listen to hear the answer.