Earthquake Hazard Areas (U.S.)
North AmericaPhysical EnvironmentAreas in the United States with greater than 1% probability of potentially damaging ground shaking in one year
USGSA map highlights earthquake hazard areas across the United States using a color-coded scheme to indicate different levels of hazard.
The lowest hazard areas are shaded in blue, covering parts of Texas, Florida, Iowa, North Dakota, and Wisconsin, as well as extreme northern regions of Alaska. Low hazard areas are shaded in purple, seen in regions such as parts of the eastern and middle United States, including Dallas, Chicago, and Washington D.C. Moderately low hazard areas are shaded in pink, found in central and northern Illinois, and spread across western parts including Oregon, Arizona, and New Mexico. Moderate hazard areas are shaded in orange, covering parts of the eastern and western regions, and most of Alaska. Moderately high hazard areas are shaded in yellow, covering regions such as the West Coast, including California, Oregon, and Washington, as well as Fairbanks in Alaska. High hazard areas are shaded in light brown, seen in parts of Anchorage and the western coastal regions. The highest hazard areas are shaded in dark brown, notably in regions like southern Alaska and parts of California, including the San Francisco and Los Angeles areas.
Lowest hazard | Low hazard | Moderately low hazard | Moderate hazard | Moderately high hazard | High hazard | Highest hazard | Class | Rank | Value | Value | Value | Class | Rank | Percent households with TV | Class | Rank | Metric tons | ABERDEEN | ALBANY | ALBUQUERQUE | ALTUS AFB | AMARILLO | ANDREWS AFB | ATLANTA | AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO | BALTIMORE WASHINGTON | BEALE AFB | BETHEL FAA | BILLINGS | BINGHAMTON | BIRMINGHAM | BISMARCK | BOISE | BOSTON | BROWNSVILLE | BUFFALO | BURLINGTON | CANNON AFB | CEDAR CITY | CHARLESTON | CHARLOTTE | CHEYENNE | CHICAGO MIDWAY | CHICAGO OHARE | CHICAGO | CINCINNATI | CLEVELAND | COLUMBIA | COLUMBUS AFB | COLUMBUS | CORPUS CHRISTI | COVINGTON | DALLAS FT WORTH | DALLAS LOVE FIELD | DALLAS | DAVENPORT | DAYTON | DENVER FRONT RANGE AP | DENVER | DES MOINES | DETROIT | DODGE CITY | DOVER AFB | DULUTH | DYESS AFB | EDWARDS | EGLIN AFB | EL PASO | ELKO | EUREKA | EVANSVILLE | FAIRBANKS | FLAGSTAFF | FORT CAMPBELL | FORT DRUM | FORT HOOD | FORT POLK | FORT RUCKER | FORT SMITH | FORT WAYNE | FT LAUDERDALE | GAYLORD | GLASGOW | GOODLAND | GRAND FORKS | GRAND JUNCTION | GRAND RAPIDS | GREAT FALLS | GREEN BAY | GREER | HASTINGS | HOLLOMAN AFB | HOULTON | HOUSTON HOBBY | HOUSTON INTERNATIONAL | HOUSTON | HUNTSVILLE | INDIANAPOLIS | JACKSON BRANDON | JACKSON | JACKSONVILLE | KAMUELA | KANSAS CITY | KING SALMON | KNOXVILLE | LA CROSSE | LAKE CHARLES | LANGLEY HILL NW WASHINGTON | LAS VEGAS | LAUGHLIN AFB | LINCOLN | LITTLE ROCK | LOS ANGELES | LOUISVILLE | LUBBOCK | MARQUETTE | MAXWELL AFB | MEDFORD | MELBOURNE | MEMPHIS | MIAMI | MIDLAND ODESSA | MILWAUKEE | MINNEAPOLIS | MINOT AFB | MISSOULA | MOBILE | MOLOKAI | MOODY AFB | MOREHEAD CITY | NASHVILLE | NEW ORLEANS | NEW YORK CITY | NEWARK | NOME | NORFOLK RICH | NORMAN NSSL | NORMAN WFO | NORTH PLATTE | OKLAHOMA CITY | OMAHA | ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL | PADUCAH | PENDLETON | PHILADELPHIA | PHOENIX | PITTSBURGH | POCATELLO | PORTLAND | PUEBLO | RALEIGH DURHAM | RALEIGH | RAPID CITY | RENO | RIVERTON | ROANOKE | ROBINS AFB | ROC FAA REDUNDANT RDA 1 | SACRAMENTO | SALT LAKE CITY | SAN ANGELO | SAN DIEGO | SAN FRANCISCO | SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY | SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS | SEATTLE | SHREVEPORT | SIOUX FALLS | SOUTH SHORE | SPOKANE | SPRINGFIELD | ST LOUIS | STATE COLLEGE | STERLING | TALLAHASSEE | TAMPA | TOPEKA | TUCSON | TULSA | VANCE AFB | VANDENBERG AFB | WASHINGTON DULLES | WASHINGTON NATIONAL | WEST PALM BEACH | WICHITA | WILMINGTON | YUMA | |
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