Earthquake Hazards Program

The USGS Earthquake Hazards Program is part of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP), established by Congress in 1977. We monitor and report earthquakes, assess earthquake impacts and hazards, and research the causes and effects of earthquake.

Latest Earthquakes

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Regional Activities

Our scientists study earthquakes around the world. Learn about research conducted in our regional offices, regional seismic network monitoring, and local activities of interest.

Significant Earthquakes Past 30 Days

M 4.1, 35km E of Pine Valley, California Tuesday, October 02, 2012 08:28:14 UTC
M 7.3, 9km WNW of San Agustin, Colombia Sunday, September 30, 2012 16:31:35 UTC
M 6.4, 26km SSW of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska Wednesday, September 26, 2012 23:39:59 UTC
M 6.3, 56km NNE of La Paz, Mexico Tuesday, September 25, 2012 23:45:24 UTC
M 3.4, 0km WSW of Beverly Hills, California Friday, September 07, 2012 07:03:09 UTC
M 5.5, 2km SW of Jiaokui, China Friday, September 07, 2012 03:19:42 UTC

Significant Earthquake Archive

Featured Items

Dynamic Stress Triggering in 2004 Sumatra Earthquake

Over a 300-km-long largely transform section of the backarc, M≥4.5 earthquakes stopped for five years, and over a 750-km-long backarc section, the rate of transform events dropped by two-thirds, while the rate of rift events increased eightfold.
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The Great ShakeOut

You are invited to join thousands of people who will Drop, Cover, and Hold On! in the 2012 Great ShakeOut happening all over the US and in several other countries around the world.
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Slab1.0 Interactive Map

The Slab1.0 three-dimensional subduction zone geometry model is now available via an interactive map and query. Search for modeled slab depth, strike and dip at a given location in the majority of global subduction zones.
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Earthquake Early Warning

An Earthquake Early Warning System for the west coast of the United States is being developed by the United States Geological Survey in cooperation with scientists at academic institutions including: California Institute of Technology, University of California at Berkeley, and University of Washington.
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Hazard Curve Application

Interested in probabilistic hazard curve data for the conterminous US? Try out the new hazard web application that lets you view hazard curves and dynamically generate uniform hazard response spectra (UHRS). The application also provides instructions for programmatic access to the 2008 National Seismic Hazard Mapping Program data.
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