Ground shaking, ground displacement, flooding, and fire are earthquake hazards.

A research team studied earthquake hazard maps from five countries and found that all the maps seemed to overpredict the historically observed earthquake shaking intensities. In analyzing the ...

Forecasts of pipeline damage typically consider earthquake-induced ground failures like surface faulting, landslides, and liquefaction as separate key hazards. But a new methodology created by N ...

Hurricane Helene lasted only a few days in September 2024, but it altered the landscape of the Southeastern U.S. in profound ...

Using data for the Turkey earthquake of February 2023, the scientists have developed a detailed 3D dynamic model that provides a more accurate understanding of the strong shaking during this ...

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 ...

Scientists have just revised NZ's ground-shaking risk, with hazard doubling in some areas.

Ground Motion Prediction Equations (GMPEs): Empirical relationships used to estimate seismic shaking intensity based on factors such as earthquake magnitude, distance from the source, and local ...

Updates to the National Seismic Hazard Model have elevated the average ground shaking hazard across the country.

If you just felt the ground shaking, you might be wondering what happened or how to react the next time an earthquake strikes. Here are the answers to some common questions about earthquakes. What ...

A new study by Northwestern University researchers and coworkers explains a puzzling problem with maps of future earthquake shaking used to design earthquake-resistant buildings. The research was ...

These observations include complex patterns of ground shaking, which are often associated with increased damage and higher casualties due to more intense and irregular seismic waves.