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What People Are Saying Elizabeth Cochran with the USGS Earthquake Science Center told Newsweek: "Overall, Southern California has a 36% chance of a M7.5 or greater earthquake in the next 30 years.
Those estimates were issued by the California Geological Survey and published in the city of Los Angeles’ hazard mitigation plan. Damage estimate from distant-source tsunami: More than $1.4 ...
Scientists with the United States Geological Survey say the annual Great Shakeout drill serves as an important reminder about the need to be prepared for a major earthquake at all times.
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) constantly records earthquakes in the United States, so that both experts and the population at large can know everything about current seismic activity ...
The USGS has said that it is plausible that five steel-frame buildings in Southern California could collapse in a hypothetical magnitude 7.8 earthquake on the San Andreas fault, and 10 could be so ...
What are the aftershock predictions? Northern California has a 4% chance of one or more earthquakes stronger than magnitude 4.3 over the next week, the USGS said.
The USGS typical publishes national estimates of water use every five years. This year, the agency released the California estimate early given high interest in drought-related information.
A preliminary 3.5-magnitude earthquake rattled Rialto on Tuesday, according to the United States Geological Survey.