WASHINGTON (AP) — A new federal earthquake map dials up the shaking hazard just a bit for about one-third of the United States and lowers it for one-tenth of the nation. The U.S. Geological ...

There are 119 schools in Utah likely ... schools during an earthquake. But little action has been taken by the top. Leaders have refused to figure out which schools are at risk — which is ...

On the new map, parts of Utah and 15 other states have the highest risk for earthquakes ... The maps and accompanying documents for the new assessment are quite large — 255 pages, taking ...

While the West remains the USA's primary hot spot for earthquakes, hazards appear to be growing in parts of the eastern and central U.S., according to a report and map released Thursday by the U.S ...

Parts of 42 states are at risk of earthquakes ... Tennessee, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. [Image Gallery: This Millennium's Destructive Earthquakes] In making the new maps, geologists considered ...

While no state is ruled out of the possibility of experiencing an earthquake, 42 states have a “reasonable chance” of having damaging ground shaking from an earthquake, according to recently ...

The risk assessments were derived in part from a US Geological Survey study that created earthquake models to help inform municipalities and insurance companies about such hazards.

It also states Utah is seeking to cover ... "Two months after the initial earthquake, we are still getting new damage reports along with updated damage assessments as engineers and repair crews ...

"We live in earthquake country and to have a commission dedicated to researching and looking at the issues that could mitigate the risk to our citizens to the state of Utah, at no cost to the ...

This most recent probe by Envision Utah shows while people strongly disagree that an earthquake won’t be as bad as expected ...

While many commercial real estate (CRE) professionals are familiar with Seismic Risk Assessment (SRA) reports, another metric, Building Stability, can impact underwriting decisions as well.

A 3.9 magnitude earthquake shook a portion of Utah early Thursday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake was reported just after midnight local time about two ...