Temblor, Inc. is a tech company that provides information about earthquakes and enables users to both see what the seismic hazard is at their home, and learn about precautions to help lessen the risk. The company released a web app and a mobile app that can be found in the iTunes and

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stores. Temblor was founded in 2014 by

Ross Stein Ross Stein is a scientist emeritus at the U.S. Geological Survey in Menlo Park, California. Stein is also cofounder and CEO of Temblor, a startup enabling people to learn their seismic hazard and determine steps to reduce their risk. Education ...

and Volkan Sevilgen, both coming from the

United States Geological Survey The United States Geological Survey (USGS), formerly simply known as the Geological Survey, is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, ...

. Together they have published research on earthquakes that have struck in 30 countries. Upon release, Temblor has been mentioned in several news sources, including the

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, CBS News,

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, and the

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, in articles about earthquakes and earthquake preparedness.

Features

Temblor displays a map is with earthquakes and faults. Liquefaction and landslide data is also shown in several locations. Users are able to plug in an address and get the seismic hazard rank for that location along with estimates for seismic shaking and home damage. They are also shown the extent to which these risks could be mitigated by buying earthquake insurance or retrofitting the house. These features are provided for free and without ads for the general public.

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* 2014 establishments in the United States Geophysics organizations Seismological observatories, organisations and projects {{US-company-stub