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Where are U.S. earthquakes most likely? A new map shows the hazard risks
Some 230 million people in the United States face the potential of damaging earthquakes in 100 years, according to the latest U.S. National Seismic Hazard Model, or NSHM. That’s about 40 million ...
The Hill1y
Where are damaging earthquakes more likely to happen? New map explains
The U.S. Geological Survey released a new map Tuesday showing which parts of the country are most at-risk for damaging earthquakes. It’s part of the latest USGS National Seismic Hazard Model ...
Fast Company1mon
Why federal employees are essential to earthquake safety in the U.S.
produce the National Seismic Hazard Model. These maps, based on research into earthquake sources such as faults and how seismic waves move through the earth’s crust, are used to determine the ...
KSDK10mon
'The big one': Recent New Madrid earthquake panic isn't based in reality
but kudos to the National Guard. They're in charge of ... The image on the right is the USGS' earthquake hazard map, which shows the areas that will see the highest risk for geologic hazards ...
NBC Los Angeles1y
This new USGS map shows where damaging earthquakes are most likely in the U.S.
a new United States Geological Survey map shows. The new USGS National Seismic Hazard Model released Tuesday -- nearly 30 years to the day of the 1994 Northridge Earthquake in Los Angeles -- shows ...