New global stress map reveals areas where the Earth's crust is on the verge of collapse, doubling the data and changing ...

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. Although ...

The U.S. Geological Survey released a new seismic hazard map which puts areas of the East Bay and San Jose at a higher risk for damage, CBS station KPIX reports. Tall buildings in areas of the East ...

The magnitude-7.5 earthquake and its aftershocks devastated parts of Ishikawa prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast - Copyright AFP Toshifumi KITAMURA The magnitude-7. ...

Nearly all of California has a more than 95% chance of a damaging earthquake in the next century, according to a new United States Geological Survey map. The new USGS National Seismic Hazard Model ...

Nearly all of California has a more than 95% chance of a damaging earthquake in the next century, a new United States Geological Survey map shows. The new USGS National Seismic Hazard Model released ...

Multiple earthquakes struck off the coast of Alaska Monday, according to a map from the United States Geological Survey ( ...

Look out, South Carolina, Illinois, and Missouri. Although California is well known for earthquakes, new federal government maps extend the high-risk zones for temblors across much more of the country ...

Nearly half of Americans are exposed to potentially damaging earthquakes where they work and live. Still others will be at risk when traveling. It’s a good idea for everyone, everywhere to know how to ...

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 possible ...