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

The new USGS National Seismic Hazard Model released Tuesday shows where damaging earthquakes are most likely to occur in the United States By NBC Bay Area staff • Published January 16, 2024 ...

On the map, the color red identifies places with the highest earthquake shaking risk — a 95% chance an earthquake of magnitude 5 or higher will occur in the next 100 years and bring slight or ...

An earthquake map from the USGS shows the states hit by earthquakes on Friday morning. Alaska also was hit. U.S. Geological Survey. When looking at earthquake data over the past 30 days, next to ...

Here are some of the key takeaways from the map, according to the USGS: Risk to people: Nearly 75% of the U.S. could experience potentially damaging earthquakes and intense ground shaking, ...