Fact Sheet 2008–3017 The U.S. Geological Survey’s maps of
earthquake shaking hazards provide information essential to
creating and updating the seismic design provisions of building
codes and insurance rates used in the United States. Buildings,
bridges, highways, and utilities built to meet modern seismic
design provisions are better able to withstand earthquakes,
saving lives and enabling critical activities to continue with
less disruption. Posted April 2008 Petersen, M.D., and others,
2008, United States National Seismic Hazard Maps: U.S.
Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2008–3017, 4 p.