A minor, 3.3-magnitude earthquake struck in Northern California on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey.

New USGS government maps extend earthquake hazard zones nationwide, including some surprising states. The 5.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Virginia on August 24, 2011, damaged monuments like ...

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A rare earthquake stuck off the coast of Maine on Monday, causing people to report feeling shaking all throughout New England and into New York. A magnitude 3.8 earthquake was recorded at 10:22 a ...

Map shows the area affected by a 4.8 earthquake, centered in New Jersey, on April 5, 2024. USGS People in Baltimore , Philadelphia , New Jersey, Connecticut, Boston and other areas of the ...

A research team studied earthquake hazard maps from five countries and found that all the maps seemed to overpredict the historically observed earthquake shaking intensities. In analyzing the ...

Santa Rosa City Schools campuses are being transformed this summer, but two campuses must undergo required earthquake studies ...

Earthquakes tend to change the trajectory of nations and the configuration of maps. Especially consequential, in this regard, are the conclusions that decision-makers draw from their assessment of the ...

An earthquake struck the Noto peninsula at around 4:10 p.m., local time, and had a magnitude of 7.6 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. According to the ...

Another highest-risk area is the New Madrid Seismic Zone, which covers parts of Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, ... Explore the map—and find out what your city or town’s earthquake risk level ...

A Northwestern University research team studied earthquake hazard maps from five countries and found that all the maps seemed to overpredict the historically observed earthquake shaking ...

This assessment revealed that hazard maps for the U.S. (California), Japan, Italy, Nepal and France seemed to overpredict earthquake damage.