If you hold out near , say , California ’s San Andreas Fault , you ’re probably aware that there ’s a high risk ofearthquakesin your area . But even in place where seismal activity does n’t often make the news show , there ’s stillsomelevel of danger .
CNN lately published aninteractive mapof the U.S. that aid fix those levels . Basically , you enter a location in the hunting box and the map will tell you its risk level : lowest , very low , low , moderate , high , very high , and highest .
Those categories are all color - fool , from dark blue to fall blue to yellow to orange to red , so a zoomed - out look at the mathematical function gives you a ready to hand overview of all the hot spot ( and cold spots ) in the country . Unsurprisingly , the West Coast is near all red , from the southern backsheesh of California to the northerly backsheesh of Washington .
Another highest - risk of exposure area is theNew Madrid Seismic Zone , which covers parts of Tennessee , Kentucky , Illinois , Arkansas , and Missouri . Most of the East Coast feature deviate shade of dreary , but there ’s a hefty red patch around Charleston , South Carolina . And if you desire to keep your chances of experiencing an earthquake as small as potential , you should move to North Dakota , Minnesota , or Michigan — or , for warmer weather , South Texas or South Florida .
To make the mapping , creators Byron Manley , Matt Stiles , and Renée Rigdon used a2018 mapfrom the U.S. Geological Survey that determine regional earthquake risk tier “ base on seismicity and fault - miscue rates ” as well as “ the frequency of quake of various magnitude . ”
search the map — and find out what your city or town ’s earthquake risk level is — here .
