Natural hazard & catastrophe modelling · U.S. Geological Survey

USGS Earthquake Hazards Program

Free federal program providing real-time earthquake data and probabilistic seismic hazard maps for the US and its territories.

The USGS Earthquake Hazards Program monitors earthquakes worldwide and publishes probabilistic ground-motion hazard maps through its National Seismic Hazard Model (NSHM). Outputs include peak ground acceleration values at defined probability levels (for example, 2% chance of exceedance in 50 years) for the conterminous US, Alaska and Hawaii, plus near-real-time shaking-intensity maps (ShakeMap) after significant earthquakes and design ground-motion values used in building codes. Tools such as the Unified Hazard Tool and Earthquake Hazard Toolbox let engineers, planners and researchers query hazard curves for any location. As a US federal program, all data, maps and tools are free and openly published, funded through the federal budget rather than sold.

At a glance

Vendor U.S. Geological Survey
Pricing model Free
Free tier Yes
Deployment Cloud
Open source No
Best for Engineers, planners, insurers and researchers needing authoritative, free US seismic hazard data.

Pricing

Free federal government program; all data, maps and tools are publicly funded and openly available.

Pricing has not been verified yet — see the vendor's site.

Features

  • National Seismic Hazard Model probabilistic ground-motion maps
  • Near-real-time ShakeMap shaking-intensity maps after earthquakes
  • Unified Hazard Tool for site-specific hazard curves
  • Design ground-motion values for building codes
  • Global and US earthquake monitoring and catalogs
  • Earthquake Hazard Toolbox for exploring NSHM data

Profile last reviewed September 21, 2026

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