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USGS Seeks Earthquake Hazards Research Proposals

USGS Seeks Earthquake Hazards Research Proposals

USGS is currently soliciting project proposals for Fiscal Year 2025 grants on earthquake hazards science. The grants are a long-standing effort that...

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Earthquakes can strike faster than a New York minute – What to do when the ground shakes...

Earthquakes can strike faster than a New York minute – What to do when the ground shakes...

Nearly 75 percent of the U.S. could experience damaging earthquake shaking, including the possibility of damaging earthquakes along the northeastern...

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New USGS map shows where damaging earthquakes are most likely to occur in US

New USGS map shows where damaging earthquakes are most likely to occur in US

USGS scientists and our partners recently revealed the latest National Seismic Hazard Model, showing that nearly 75% of the United States could...

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Thirty years after the Northridge earthquake, new tools inform safety.

Thirty years after the Northridge earthquake, new tools inform safety.

Did you feel the 1994 Northridge earthquake?

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New Year’s Day M7.5 Earthquake Shakes Japan’s West Coast

New Year’s Day M7.5 Earthquake Shakes Japan’s West Coast

At 4:10 p.m. local time on January 1, 2024, the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Earthquake Information Center detected a magnitude 7.5 earthquake at...

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USGS-Led Study Reassesses Earthquake Hazard Potential for Central California’s Hosgri Fault

USGS-Led Study Reassesses Earthquake Hazard Potential for Central California’s Hosgri Fault

Assessing earthquake hazards demands a comprehensive understanding of active faults, including their location, length, connectivity, slip rate, and...

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New USGS-FEMA study highlights economic earthquake risk in the United States

New USGS-FEMA study highlights economic earthquake risk in the United States

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Earthquakes cost the nation an estimated $14.7 billion annually in building damage and associated losses according to a new...

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New Wave Glider will study Earthquake Processes along U.S. Subduction Zones

New Wave Glider will study Earthquake Processes along U.S. Subduction Zones

The USGS has acquired a new state-of-the-art wave glider for constraining plate motions and earthquake processes along U.S. subduction zones.

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Earthquake in Southern California 90 Years Ago Changed the Way We Build

Earthquake in Southern California 90 Years Ago Changed the Way We Build

The story of the damaging Long Beach earthquake on March 10, 1933.

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Vuelos sobre Puerto Rico para cartografiar la geología

Vuelos sobre Puerto Rico para cartografiar la geología

Editor: En interés público y de acuerdo con las regulaciones de la Administración Federal de Aviación, el USGS está anunciando este proyecto...

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