A research team studied earthquake hazard maps from five countries and found that all the maps seemed to overpredict the historically observed earthquake shaking intensities. In analyzing the ...

A Northwestern University research team studied earthquake hazard maps from five countries and found that all the maps seemed to overpredict the historically observed earthquake shaking ...

This assessment revealed that hazard maps for the U.S. (California), Japan, Italy, Nepal and France seemed to overpredict earthquake damage.

Damaging quakes This map from the updated National Seismic Hazard Model shows the probability of a damaging earthquake occurring anywhere in the United States in 100 years.

Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT, president Kim Byung-suk), has successfully developed a “three-dimensional liquefaction hazard map” that visually presents ...

THE Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has turned over the liquefaction and tsunami hazard maps of General Santos City to the local government unit, its director ...

Nearly three-quarters of U.S. states could experience damaging shaking from earthquakes in the next century, according to the government’s latest National Seismic Hazard Model, which is used to ...

An updated earthquake hazard map from the U.S. Geological Survey shows a high shaking risk in California.

The US Geological Survey creates earthquake shaking models designed to inform municipalities about building codes and insurance companies about the risk of seismic events.

A recent report reveals the spots most vulnerable to earthquakes, with California dominating the top 10.

A small earthquake that occurred early on Saturday near North Korea's known nuclear test site was likely a natural quake, South Korea's weather agency said, amid heightened concern about a ...

A new study by Northwestern University researchers and coworkers explains a puzzling problem with maps of future earthquake shaking used to design earthquake-resistant buildings. The research was ...