Which states have the least earthquakes?

Question

Which states have the least earthquakes?

Answer 1

Haven't known any to be in Texas!

Answer 2

None in Oklahoma

Answer 3

New York or anywhere close to the New England States.

Answer 4

I would imagine the southern states of the deep south..like Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama etc...I imagine that those states have the fewest earthquakes in the US>

Answer 5

Middle east, WI, OH, Virginia,etch

Answer 6

Florida and North Dakota have the fewest earthquakes each year. ...

Answer 7

here is a link to an excellent map at the USGS.

The upper Midwest as a region is the "safest", and most of Florida and a large portion of Texas.

http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2008/3018/pdf/FS...

Answer 8

Wisconsin and Virginia, lived in both of them for like 3 yrs each, and i did some research for this question and found out that those were in the top 10 for states to have least eathquake in the U.S

Answer 9

southeast states

Answer 10

Witch ever states are farthest from fault lines. The Midwest, Southeast and New England States are farthest away from the nearest fault lines, so they have the least number of earthquakes!

Answer 11

jersey !

i don't remember new jersey ever having an earthquake..

well the past 15 years at least :)

Answer 12

we havent had one since like 1972, well thats a lie we did have one like 5 years ago, but i slept through it lol

Answer 13

Florida and North Dakota have the smallest number of earthquakes in the United States.

Alaska is the most earthquake-prone state and one of the most seismically active regions in the world. Alaska experiences a magnitude 7 earthquake almost every year, and a magnitude 8 or greater earthquake on average every 14 years.

From 1975-1995 there were only four states that did not have any earthquakes. They were: Florida, Iowa, North Dakota, and Wisconsin.

Answer 14

i think that the state that has least earthquakes is new jersey i have never heard of an earthquake in new jersey .....

Answer 15

The dakotas come to mind

Answer 16

I think California is the only place that has them but I know Louisiana never has them

Answer 17

Wisconsin

Answer 18

ny, nj, ma, fl, az,ar,wi,mi,tenn,miss,

Answer 19

The ones with the most hurricanes and floods.

Answer 20

just check on google im sure if will come on there