Do earthquake hazard maps predict higher shaking than actually occurred? Research finds discrepancy between maps and shaking data is in conversion between them Date: May 1, 2024 Source ...

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.

Some 230 million people in the United States face the potential of damaging earthquakes in 100 years, according to the latest U.S. National Seismic Hazard Model, or NSHM. That’s about 40 million ...

Ohio's recent earthquakes were minor — they were felt but did not cause major damage. For instance, the Noble County tremor on April 22 registered a 3.1 on the Richter Scale, which was the most ...

The first earthquake was reported in Jackson County, about 30 miles north of the Ohio River, around 4 p.m. It had a magnitude of 3.1. The epicenter was near Oak Hill, Ohio, according to a USGS ...

This new USGS map shows where damaging earthquakes are most likely in the U.S. The new USGS National Seismic Hazard Model includes a few key changes since the last map was released in 2018 ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Several minor earthquakes were recorded in southeastern Ohio last week. A magnitude 3.1 earthquake, with an epicenter 3 miles north-northwest of Oak Hill in the southern ...

The earthquake was more than 14 miles below the surface and the U.S. Geological Service reported it was felt in Ohio and W. Va. along the Ohio River.

A powerful earthquake that struck off the coast of Russia has generated tsunami warnings and advisories for a broad section ...