USGS Earthquake Publications

These pages do not contain a complete listing, but rather a selected subset of earthquake-related USGS publications.
For a complete inventory of earthquake-related USGS publications, please see:

USGS earthquake-related research is also published in various Earth Science Journals.

  •  Fact Sheets

    Short (1-4 pages) publications about scientific research or products written specifically for the general public.

  •  General Information

    General information publications include in-depth booklets about various earthquake-related topics such as plate tectonics and tsunamis.

  •  Information Services

    Earthquake information available as RSS feeds or notifications.

  •  Technical

    List of technical publications from National Seismic Hazard Mapping, PAGER, and ShakeMap.