The risk assessments were derived in part from a US Geological Survey study that created earthquake models to help inform municipalities and insurance companies about such hazards. This map ...

Nearly 75% of the U.S., including Alaska and Hawaii, could experience a damaging earthquake sometime within the next century, USGS study finds.

To make the map, creators Byron Manley, Matt Stiles, and Renée Rigdon used a 2018 map from the U.S. Geological Survey that determined regional earthquake risk levels “based on seismicity and ...

He said there's a "real" risk for an even stronger earthquake, which would be catastrophic to Utah's urban core. Keach points out that a 7.0 magnitude earthquake would be 20 times bigger and 89 ...

Nearly 75% of the country is at risk for a potentially damaging earthquake in the next 100 years, according to a recently updated map from the U.S. Geological Survey.

The US Geological Survey creates earthquake shaking models designed to inform municipalities about building codes and insurance companies about the risk of seismic events. CNN values your feedback 1.

Tens of millions of Americans live in places with a high earthquake risk, many of them in large metropolitan regions, such as Los Angeles, where major seismic events would also be costly to ...