Earthquake Hazards

Home

The USGS monitors and reports on earthquakes, assesses earthquake impacts and hazards, and conducts targeted research on the causes and effects of earthquakes. We undertake these activities as part of the larger National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP), a four-agency partnership established by Congress.

Latest Earthquakes

Latest earthquakes map and list (past 24 hours, M2.5+) from the ANSS (Advanced National Seismic System). Check out the new interface! (7/27/20)

Did You Feel It?
Earthquake Notification Service (ENS)
ShakeAlert® Earthquake Early Warning

View Earthquakes

Subscribe to Earthquake News

Want to know when there is a new earthquake-related announcement or new content on the website? You can now subscribe to the Earthquake Hazards Program News RSS feed.

RSS Feed

Auroras and Earthquakes: Strange Companions

In a win-win situation for both seismologists and space physicists, a cheap magnetometer at a seismic station can result in better seismic data for earthquakes and also more geomagnetic data in real time for monitoring space weather.

Read the Story