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2. 2022 Ferndale earthquake [35] April 5, 2024. New Jersey. 4.8 M w. 0. 2024 New Jersey earthquake [36] Two-percent probability of exceedance in 50 years map of peak ground acceleration from the United States Geological Survey, released July 17, 2014.
New Madrid seismic zone. The New Madrid seismic zone (NMSZ), sometimes called the New Madrid fault line (or fault zone or fault system), is a major seismic zone and a prolific source of intraplate earthquakes (earthquakes within a tectonic plate) in the Southern and Midwestern United States, stretching to the southwest from New Madrid, Missouri.
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument. Sunset Crater is a cinder cone located north of Flagstaff in the U.S. state of Arizona. The crater is within the Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument. Sunset Crater is the youngest in a string of volcanoes (the San Francisco volcanic field) that is related to the nearby San Francisco Peaks.
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake was recorded at 9:24 p.m. in Arizona on Saturday between Flagstaff and Winslow.
An earthquake – also called a quake, tremor, or temblor – is the shaking of the Earth 's surface resulting from a sudden release of energy in the lithosphere that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes can range in intensity, from those so weak they cannot be felt, to those violent enough to propel objects and people into the air, damage ...
ShakeMap is a product of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to map the shaking of earthquakes. According to the USGS, "ShakeMaps provide near-real-time maps of ground motion and shaking intensity following significant earthquakes. These maps are used by federal, state, and local organizations, both public and private, for post-earthquake ...
1834 Java earthquake (M 7.0) Brothers Fault Zone: Oregon, United States: Bulnay Fault: 370: Mongolia: Sinistral: Active: 1905 Bolnai (M8.3) Calaveras Fault: 120: San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States: Dextral: Active: 1911 Morgan Hill (M6.5), 1984 Morgan Hill (M6.2) Cascadia megathrust: 1000: West coast of United States – Oregon ...
The earthquake had an estimated magnitude of 7.6 and caused 42 casualties in the town of Bavispe and 51 overall. [4] It was the only historical earthquake to cause considerable damage in Arizona. [5] The 1887 Tombstone Arizona newspapers mentioned lesser quakes (aftershocks) on August 27, 1887, and November 11, 1887.