A moderately strong, 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck in Texas on Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey.

N early 75% of the country is at risk for a potentially damaging earthquake in the next ... “And in the case of these maps, we have increased the hazard in many areas because we have added ...

A minor, 3.5-magnitude earthquake struck in Southern California on Saturday, according to the United States Geological Survey ...

Other sections of this part of the country are prone to earthquakes, but can expect fewer quakes of smaller magnitude. Below is a map showing the risk of damage by earthquakes for the continental ...

The hazard map is used to improve earthquake-resilient construction in the United States. Even though recent social media posts have overblown the scale of the damage a large New Madrid earthquake ...