In the U.S., this preparation hinges in large part on the expertise of scientists and engineers in federal agencies who develop earthquake hazard models and contribute to the creation of building ...

This CyberShake Study 22.12 seismic hazard model shows the Southern California regions, depicted in reds and yellows, expected to experience strong ground motions at least once in the next 2,500 years ...

Residents in Alaska were shaken awake on Thanksgiving Day when a powerful 6.0 earthquake rattled southcentral Alaska on Thursday morning. According to the U.S. Geological Survey's Earthquake Hazards ...

Oakland officials participated in "The Great California Shakeout" on Thursday morning and called on members of the public to be prepared in the event of a major earthquake. Mayor Barbara Lee was ...