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  When most people think of earthquakes here in the United States, the first state that pops in their heads is California and for a good reason. California has a whole fault that runs through the whole state. Starting at the border of Oregon and ending all the way at the border of Mexico. The famous San Andreas Fault that runs through the whole state, and historic events show that big quakes can cause major damage to the state. But California isn’t the only state at risk. Believe it or not, Alaska gets the strongest earthquakes, the Pacific Northwest faces danger from the Cascadia Subduction Zone. Even the central United States should be worried because they have the New Madrid Seismic Zone. However, earthquakes are more of a national issue than most people realize.  The United States has put up several procedures in place to not only help keep us safe but also to help minimize the damage control. The first protocol we have is “early warning systems” the USGS has created a ale...

 The United States has several tectonic plate boundaries going though the states which is why we experience earthquakes and some volcanic activity. The united states fall more under the north American plate which has two plate boundaries, transform boundary and convergent boundary. Both plates are the most active plate boundaries that are on the west coast of the United States. The East coast also has a plate but it's not as active as the west coast.  The United States has a "ring of fire" which is closer to home. The San Andreas Fault is the sole responsibile for the earthquakes we have here in California. They slowly move past each other.  Hawaii doesn't have a plate boundary but they do have a "hotspot" in the middle of the pacific plate which makes the magma to rise from the earth creating volcanos and islands.  other information I got is from  https://www.redcross.org/get-help/how-to-prepare-for-emergencies/common-natural-disasters-across-us.html?srslti...