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 ...

A major, 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck in the South Pacific Ocean on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake prompted a brief “Tsunami Threat” for Tonga. Preliminary ...

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake that struck Monday morning off the coast of Maine was felt in at least nine states, according to United States Geological Survey (USGS) reports. Thousands of reports ...

A minor, 3.9-magnitude earthquake struck in the San Francisco Bay Area on Monday, according to the United States Geological ...

TEWKSBURY - A minor earth tremor was reported in the township this morning not far from the epicenter of the 4.8 magnitude ...

Geophysical events (such as earthquakes), wildfires ... the region as the map suggests. County level hazard-induced mortality for the contiguous United States shows more spatial variability ...

Background: Studies on natural hazard mortality are most often hazard-specific (e.g. floods, earthquakes ... deaths from natural hazards in the United States. Perhaps the biggest hindrance ...