By analyzing the newest seismic studies, historical geological data and other data-collection technologies, the agency put together a color-coded map that pinpoints exactly where earthquakes are ...

N early 75% of the country is at risk for a potentially damaging earthquake in the next 100 years, according to a recently updated map from the U.S. Geological Survey. T he map is the first to ...

Aliza Chasan is a Digital Content Producer for "60 Minutes" and CBSNews.com. She has previously written for outlets including PIX11 News, The New York Daily News, Inside Edition and DNAinfo.

Every five years, the USGS releases an updated seismic hazard map which marks very clearly in red, those zones that are especially vulnerable to earthquake activity. Over the past five years ...

The U.S. Geological Survey released a new seismic hazard map which puts areas of the East Bay and San Jose at a higher risk for damage, CBS station KPIX reports. Tall buildings in areas of the ...

Scientists using the USGS National Seismic Hazard Model,created a color-coded map, labeling where dangerous earthquakes could occur in the country. The map is based on historical data and seismic ...

After years of trying to make paper maps work on computers, the U.S. Geological Survey wants digital maps to work like paper ones. “We’re trying to make the maps look and feel like the old ...