Earthquake California Zone Map. Select your county from the dropdown menu above, or click on your county on the California map to the left to learn more about California earthquake risk and faults near you. Try reloading the page to your browser.
Elementary schools in Washington have students practice going to the top floor. The California Earthquake Hazards Zone Application (EQ Zapp) drills down to the block level to show if your house (or one that you're looking to buy) sits on sturdy ground or if it's at risk of liquefaction or landslides. The earthquake created a zone of discontinuous surface faulting, named the San Fernando fault zone, which partly follows the boundary between the San Gabriel Mountains and the San Fernando-Tujunga.
The maps displayed below show how earthquake hazards vary across the United States.
Northern California Earthquake Data Center (NCEDC).
The best-known earthquake zones—California, the Pacific Northwest, and the Intermountain West—still dominate the hazard picture. Select your county from the dropdown menu above, or click on your county on the California map to the left to learn more about California earthquake risk and faults near you. The California Earthquake Hazards Zone Application (EQ Zapp) drills down to the block level to show if your house (or one that you're looking to buy) sits on sturdy ground or if it's at risk of liquefaction or landslides.