Earthquake Hazards Program

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Significant Earthquakes Past 30 Days

Featured Items

• The M7.8 Nepal Earthquake, 2015: A Small Push to Mount Everest

  

  In the days and months following the 2015 earthquake, scientists spread out over the area and collected as much data as they could, while also being sensitive to the the humanitarian crisis and assisting with immediate hazard assessments.

  This is a summary of what happened, the data that scientists have been able to gather, and how the data has helped them to figure out the underlying science of this event.

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• U.S. Seismic Design Maps (Beta)

  

  This Beta version of the U.S. Seismic Design Maps application will eventually replace the current version of the application.

  Currently, the Beta version of the application provides parameter values from the 2015 National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) Recommended Seismic Provisions for New Buildings and Other Structures.

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• 50-Year-Old Mystery Solved: Seafloor Mapping Reveals Cause of 1964 Tsunami that Destroyed Alaskan Village

  

  Minutes after the 1964 magnitude-9.2 Great Alaska Earthquake began shaking, a series of tsunami waves swept through the village of Chenega in Prince William Sound, destroying all but two of the buildings and killing 23 of the 75 inhabitants. Fifty years later, scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey revealed the likely cause of the tsunami, a large set of underwater landslides.

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