“And in the case of these maps, we have increased ... U.S. Other lesser-known areas with some risk include Charleston, South Carolina, where a major earthquake happened in 1886.

The Southern California Earthquake Center has a similar clickable map detailing the (known) faults of Southern California. Click on a fault for more details. Scenario shake maps describe the ...

A second earthquake of at least 2.5 magnitude in 12 hours struck Thursday afternoon in western Washington. The 3.2 magnitude earthquake was recorded about 4.5 miles northeast of Fall City in east King ...

Additional information collected about the earthquake may also prompt U.S.G.S. scientists to update the shake-severity map. An aftershock is usually a smaller earthquake that follows a larger one ...

seismic zoning map, Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) fall in Zone IV, which is considered a high seismic risk zone. Zone IV signifies a higher likelihood of experiencing earthquakes ...