What are the general trends of earthquake risk in the continental United States (i.e., where earthquake risk is high and where risk is low)?

Zoom out to the entire United States to examine the earthquake risk trends throughout the continental United States.


High – Pacific coast, rocky mountains, middle Mississippi valley, some risk in the
Northeast and southeast.
Low –great plains, Texas, mid-Atlantic, Midwest.

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