How to check The easiest way to see whether there was a magnitude 2.5 or greater earthquake near you in the past ...

A moderately strong, 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck in Indonesia on Thursday, according to the United States Geological ...

A new study published in Science Advances has revealed the first detailed images of a newly developing subduction zone off ...

The map shows color-coded zones based on the return periods of damaging ground motion: every 50 years (with a higher than 2% annual probability of a damaging earthquake happening), 100 years, 250 ...

The 24-Hour Aftershock Forecast provided by the USGS indicates the probability of strong earthquake shaking (Modified Mercalli Intensity VI or greater—roughly, shaking strong enough to cause ...

Maps released Thursday of earthquake-prone areas are intended to ensure new construction in San Diego does not take place atop earthquake faults that may break the surface.

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

Earthquake in Japan: a 3D model reveals how hidden faults raised the ground by up to 5 meters on the Noto Peninsula.

A new study by Northwestern University researchers and coworkers explains a puzzling problem with maps of future earthquake shaking used to design earthquake-resistant buildings. The research was ...

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 ...

The CGS creates earthquake fault zone maps under the Alquist-Priolo Act, established following the 1971 San Fernando earthquake. The last time one of these maps was released in the city was in 2003.

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 ...