Alaska"s Good Friday earthquake, March 27, 1964

U.S. Geological Survey circular providing a preliminary geologic evaluation of the 1964 Alaska earthquake.

An Assessment of Seismic Monitoring in the United States

Requirement for an Advanced National Seismic System.

Assessment of regional earthquake hazards and risk along the Wasatch Front, Utah

1992, Assessment of regional earthquake hazards and risk along the Wasatch Front, Utah: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1500, 374 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/pp1500AJ.

Earthquake Photo Galleries

A collection of earthquake-related photographs and images from the U.S. Geological Survey.

Earthquake Preparedness - USGS

Information and resources from the USGS on how to prepare for an earthquake.

Goals, Opportunities, and Priorities for the USGS Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program

A U.S. Geological Survey circular outlining the strategic plan for earthquake hazards reduction.

Helping Coastal Communities at Risk from Tsunamis–The Role of U.S. Geological Survey Research

Helping Coastal Communities at Risk from Tsunamis–The Role of U.S. Geological Survey Research

Lessons learned from the Loma Prieta, California, earthquake of 1989

Plafker, G., and Galloway, J.P., 1989, Lessons learned from the Loma Prieta earthquake.

National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC) | U.S. Geological Survey

The National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC). The Coast and Geodetic Survey, a forerunner of the National Ocean Survey, had coordinated the collection of seismological data in the United States for many years

PreventionWeb: Sensing the sounds

Disaster risk reduction perspective on the study.

Probabilities of Large Earthquakes in the San Francisco Bay Region

A 1990 U.S. Geological Survey circular presenting earthquake probability assessments.

Program for Earthquake Hazards Assessment in the Pacific Northwest

A 1991 U.S. Geological Survey circular outlining a program for assessing earthquake hazards.

Responses to Iben Browning"s Prediction of a 1990 New Madrid, Missouri, Earthquake

A USGS circular documenting the response to a non-scientific earthquake prediction.

Seismotectonic Map of Afghanistan

A seismotectonic map shows geologic, seismological, and other information that is pertinent to seismic hazards but previously was scattered among many sources.

Tecumseh"s Prophecy: Preparing for the Next New Madrid Earthquake

A plan for an intensified study of the New Madrid seismic zone.

The Lyman Hawaiian Earthquake Diary, 1833-1917

U.S. Geological Survey bulletin presenting a historical record of earthquakes in Hawaii.

The New Madrid Earthquake (USGS Bulletin 494)

A 1912 U.S. Geological Survey bulletin detailing the historical New Madrid earthquakes.

The Parkfield, California, Earthquake Experiment - U.S. Geological Survey

Information about the USGS earthquake prediction experiment at Parkfield.

The San Andreas Fault

What? Where? When? Why? read all about it!

The San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of April 18, 1906, and Their Effects on Structures (USGS Bulletin 324)

A 1907 U.S. Geological Survey report on the effects of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake on buildings and materials.

USGS Earthquake Hazards Seminar Series

Weekly lectures on earthquake-related topics from the USGS.

USGS Response to an Urban Earthquake: Northridge "94

USGS response report on the 1994 Northridge earthquake.