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Reducing Earthquake Losses Throughout the United States

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Earthquake Fact Sheet Series

• Averting Surprises in the Pacific Northwest
  (FS-111-95)

• Building Safer Structures
  (FS-167-95) PDF version

• Hazard maps help save lives and property
  (FS-183-96) PDF version

• The Los Angeles Dam Story
  (FS-096-95)

• The Mississippi Valley--"Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On"
  (FS-168-95)

• Pay a Little Now, or a Lot Later
  (FS-169-95) PDF version

• Quake Forecasting-An Emerging Capability
  (FS-242-95)

• Saving Lives Through Better Design Standards
  (FS-176-95) PDF version

• Seismic Maps Foster Landmark Legislation
  (FS-224-95)

• Southern Californians Cope with Earthquakes
  (FS-225-95)

• Speeding Earthquake Disaster Relief
  (FS-097-95) PDF version

• Utah Braces for the Future
  (FS-166-95)

• When Will the Next Great Quake Strike Northern California?
  (FS-094-96)
  

Related Fact Sheets from other series

• Earthquake Technology Fights Crime
  (FS-096-96)

• Living With a Restless Caldera--Long Valley, California
  (FS-108-96)

• Invisible CO2 Gas Killing Trees at Mammoth Mountain, California
  (FS-172-96)

• Airborne Hunt for Faults in the Portland-Vancouver Area
  (FS-105-96)

• Uncovering Hidden Hazards in the Mississippi Valley
  (FS-200-96)

For additional information on earthquakes, look at the USGS Earthquake Page.

For other information from the USGS, look at the USGS Page.

For printed copies of these Fact Sheets contact:
Earthquake Information Hotline (415) 329-4085
U.S. Geological Survey, MS 977
345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025