This new USGS map shows where damaging earthquakes are most likely in the U.S. The new USGS National Seismic Hazard Model includes a few key changes since the last map was released in 2018 ...

The hazard zones are based on a number of possible worst-case scenarios, such as if a huge 9.3-magnitude underwater earthquake near Alaska’s Aleutian Islands caused a large tsunami, an event ...

Californians have long dreaded the 'Big One'. But growing fears of a deadly earthquake are no longer confined to just the Golden State. Here experts reveal the worst 'time bomb' zones in the US ...

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Other fault lines have small earthquakes “going off all the time” which help researchers map those zones; however, the Cascadia Subduction Zone is “very quiet,” making it difficult to ...

If you think you’re safe from earthquakes because you don’t live on the West Coast, think again. One of the most dangerous earthquake zones in the country is right in the heartland, and can ...

Hyderabad: India will soon have a new map of earthquake hazard zones, keeping up with the fast-developing infrastructure needs of the country, and will return from the current five-zone to a six ...

The major earthquake and large aftershock in Turkey on Monday are two of more than 70 quakes of magnitude 6.5 or higher recorded in the region since 1900. Turkey’s two main fault zones — the ...

He also feared the Friday earthquake was just a precursor to a more powerful one. Mr Stewart said the quake was 30 times weaker than the one that struck Turkey earlier this year.