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 ...

National Seismic Hazard Model (2023). Map displays the likelihood of damaging earthquake shaking in the United States over the next 100 years. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...