Nearly 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. The map is the first to ...

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 ...

A map of Chicago, Illinois, imprinted in 1913 from the United States Geographical Survey’s historical topographic map collection. Image courtesy of the USGS Map lovers, rejoice! The United ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...