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ShakeMap is a product of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to map the shaking of earthquakes. According to the USGS, "ShakeMaps provide near-real-time maps of ground motion and shaking intensity following significant earthquakes. These maps are used by federal, state, and local organizations, both public and private, for post-earthquake ...
ShakeAlert is an earthquake early warning system (EEW) in the United States, developed and operated by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and its partners. [1] As of 2021, the system issues alerts for the country's West Coast (specifically the states of California, Oregon and Washington ). It is expected that the system will be expanded ...
The July 2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes consist of three main shocks of magnitudes 6.4, 5.4, and 7.1, each followed by a flurry of aftershocks of substantially lower magnitude. The aftershocks of the Ridgecrest earthquakes reveal two fault zones. The July 4 M 6.4 event (orange dot) occurred on the SW-NE fault where it intersects the NW-SE oriented ...
A 3.2-magnitude earthquake shook the Bay Area in Northern California, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.. The nearly 6-mile-deep quake hit about 4 miles east of Fremont at 9:35 a.m. on Thursday ...
It has been several years since a magnitude 5.2 or greater earthquake hit Southern California, and Tuesday's quake was the strongest to strike the region in three years. A magnitude 5.3 quake ...
2. 2022 Ferndale earthquake [ 35] April 5, 2024. New Jersey. 4.8 M w. 0. 2024 New Jersey earthquake [ 36] Two-percent probability of exceedance in 50 years map of peak ground acceleration from the United States Geological Survey, released July 17, 2014.
UCERF3. The 2015 Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast, Version 3, or UCERF3, is the latest official earthquake rupture forecast (ERF) for the state of California, superseding UCERF2. It provides authoritative estimates of the likelihood and severity of potentially damaging earthquake ruptures in the long- and near-term.
A 4.0-magnitude earthquake shook Southern California, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.. The 6.5-mile-deep quake hit about 5 miles southeast of Ojai at 1:12 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3, according to ...