The US Geological Survey (USGS) is predicting where earthquakes will occur over the next 50 years, how often they will happen and how hard the shaking will be. About half the country has an increased risk of experiencing seismic activity. The USGS predictions run 50 years because that is the typical lifetime of a building, the agency said in a blog post. During that time, 42 states have a “reasonable chance of experiencing damaging ground shaking from an earthquake,” while 16 states have a “relatively high likelihood” of such a seismic hazard. The states most likely to have a damaging earthquake are: Alaska, Arkansas, … Continue reading Are You Prepared for an Earthquake?