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
Real-time Earthquake MapInteractive map and list of 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.
- Pacific Northwest
- Northern California
- Southern California
- Intermountain West
- Central & Eastern US
- National Earthquake Information Center
- Albuquerque Seismo Lab
Significant Earthquakes Past 30 Days
- M 6.4, 163km SSW of Severo-Kuril'sk, Russia Friday, November 16, 2012 18:12:39 UTC
- M 6.0, 9km E of Tlalchapa, Mexico Thursday, November 15, 2012 09:20:23 UTC
- M 6.1, 82km SW of Vallenar, Chile Wednesday, November 14, 2012 19:02:05 UTC
- M 6.4, 248km S of Cape Yakataga, Alaska Monday, November 12, 2012 20:42:17 UTC
- M 6.5, 30km WSW of Champerico, Guatemala Sunday, November 11, 2012 22:15:00 UTC
- M 6.8, 52km NNE of Shwebo, Burma Sunday, November 11, 2012 01:12:38 UTC
- M 4.3, 17km SE of Hazard, Kentucky Saturday, November 10, 2012 17:08:14 UTC
- M 7.4, 36km S of Champerico, Guatemala Wednesday, November 07, 2012 16:35:46 UTC
- M 3.9, 8km SW of Parkin, Arkansas Monday, October 29, 2012 12:39:24 UTC
- M 3.9, 21km NNE of Soledad, California Monday, October 29, 2012 04:25:16 UTC
- M 6.3, 152km SSW of Masset, Canada Sunday, October 28, 2012 18:54:21 UTC
- M 3.9, 7km NNW of San Fernando, California Sunday, October 28, 2012 15:24:23 UTC
- M 3.9, 9km SE of Valle Vista, California Sunday, October 28, 2012 07:47:03 UTC
- M 7.8, 136km S of Masset, Canada Sunday, October 28, 2012 03:04:08 UTC
- M 6.5, 12km WNW of Nandayure, Costa Rica Wednesday, October 24, 2012 00:45:32 UTC
- M 5.3, 26km ENE of King City, California Sunday, October 21, 2012 06:55:09 UTC
Featured Items
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M5.6 Oklahoma Aftershock Animation
A regionally large magnitude 5.6 earthquake occurred in Oklahoma on November 6, 2011. This earthquake animation map shows several foreshocks and 133 aftershocks greater than magnitude 1 recorded through July 31, 2012.
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New Evidence Shows Power of East Coast Earthquakes
Earthquake shaking in the eastern United States can travel much farther and cause damage over larger areas than previously thought.
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USGS and Google Partner on Emergency Alerts
Emergency notifications for earthquakes, severe weather and other public safety matters are now available through Google Public Alerts.
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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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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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Additional Resources
- Tsunami web sites
- Other USGS hazards web sites
- Other earthquake web sites