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April 2001
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Earthquake Danger in Northeast Highlighted by New USGS Map
California and Seattle are not the only places in the United States prone to earthquake danger. Over 1,000 earthquakes have hit the Northeast over the last 360 years according to a new earthquake map and fact sheet soon to be unveiled by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Northeast States Emergency Consortium (NESEC). Many of the earthquakes including two in Boston and two in New York City have caused noteworthy damage. The map and companion fact sheet target public awareness of Northeastern earthquake hazards and will serve as valuable tools for public officials, citizens, engineers, and scientists who are working to minimize the effects of future Northeastern earthquakes.
WHAT: Release of new Northeastern U.S. Earthquake Map and accompanying fact sheet
WHO: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Northeast States Emergency Consortium (NESEC)
in cooperation with FEMA and Weston Observatory at Boston College
WHEN: April 30, 2001, 10 a.m.
WHERE: Campion Center,
319 Concord Road,
Weston, Massachusetts
Obtaining copies
Copies of the map and fact sheet will be available by mail, telephone, and Web as follows. Neither product will be ready for distribution before the conference.
Large-format map, "Earthquakes in and near the northeastern U.S., 1638-1998"
Paper copy: call 1-888-ASK-USGS and request USGS map I-2737. Price is
$7 plus $5 shipping and handling
Digital version: download files free from
http://greenwood.cr.usgs.gov/pub/i-maps/i-2737/.
Fact sheet, same title as map, free:
Paper copies: call 1-888-ASK-USGS and request USGS Fact Sheet FS-06-001.
Digital version: download a PDF free from
http://greenwood.cr.usgs.gov/pub/fact-sheets/fs-0006-01/.
Related News:
USGS Launches New Flood Tracking Website for South Dakota
(http://www.gisdevelopment.net/news/2001/apr/nps011.htm)
President's FY 2002 Budget for USGS-$813 million
(http://www.gisdevelopment.net/news/2001/apr/ngb011.htm)
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