The heat map below, based on data compiled by the U.S. NOAA National Geophysical Data Center, includes all earthquakes measuring 6.0 or greater on the Richter scale over the past 40 years.

Earthquakes caused by human activity will now be included in the U.S. Geological Survey's seismic risk maps, the agency says, after a sharp rise in quakes linked to waste water disposal wells used ...

The U.S. Tsunami Warning System ( tsunami.gov) will be updating its guidance as experts learn more about the threat, ...

One of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded sent a tsunami crashing into a Russian port and smaller waves barreling ...

The magnitude 8.8 quake struck 136 kilometres southeast of Petropavlovsk, Kamchatka, shortly before 4:30 p.m. Pacific on ...

New USGS hazard map shows increased earthquake risks Mario PicazoMeteorologist, PhD Published on Dec. 20, 2019, 6:19 PM ...

For example, Canada’s earthquake hazard maps suggest there are two widely separated seismically active areas: one in Ontario, Québec and New Brunswick, and the other in British Columbia.

If a 7.2 magnitude earthquake were to hit tomorrow, the report predicts over 6,000 buildings would be damaged, about 300,000 residents displaced for three months or more, more than 1,350 lives lost, ...

A minor, 3.0-magnitude earthquake struck in New Jersey on Saturday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The ...

Patterson said there will also be an earthquake preparedness information booth at city hall and the ShakeZone earthquake simulator — a ride-like trailer that mimics the shaking of an 8.0 quake.

A magnitude 8.8 monster off the eastern coast of Russia threatened tens of millions of people with a tsunami risk. So why did ...