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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 earthquakes.
Will the solar eclipse in North America affect faults or cause earthquakes?
No. There are partial eclipses several times a year, and these orbital alignments are no different than those that have been researched and found to have no immediate effect on the occurrence of earthquakes (if any at all). (Image courtesy of nasa.gov)
USGS Awards $4.9 Million to Advance ShakeAlert Early Warning System on West Coast
The U.S. Geological Survey awarded approximately $4.9 million this week to six universities and a university-governed non-profit, to support transitioning the west coast “ShakeAlert” earthquake early warning system into a production system.
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Earthquakes
Information about real-time earthquakes, online catalog search of archives, seismicity maps and statistics.
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Hazards
US faults, information about seismic hazards in various areas, tools for seismic design values.
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Data & Products
Monitoring, station, and other various seismic data available for download. Data products to view and download.
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Learn
The science of earthquakes, FAQ, glossary, links to earthquake topics, Earthquakes for kids.
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Monitoring
Global, national and regional networks recording earthquakes and crustal movements, maps, station information, real-time seismic waveforms.
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Research
Research projects in the Earthquake Hazards Program, external research support, science center activities, software.