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A new paper reviews past earthquakes to better understand potential future risks.  

Over 50 million people in Washington, Oregon, and California can take protective actions prior to feeling shaking from an earthquake.  

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) announced today the initiation of an Environmental Assessment (EA) for a proposed research facility on the Colorado...

Researchers link shrubs that died during a severe drought to recent large fires.  

RESTON, Va.—The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) announced today that Alaska will receive more than $6.75 million to conduct geologic mapping, airborne...

A swarm of earthquakes is ongoing near the towns of Elgin and Lugoff.  

Aerial surveys will aid the protection of life and personal property from earthquakes and benefit the region’s economy through the potential discovery...

USGS researchers are studying glacial features in Iceland to help reveal past climates on Mars as part of a larger effort to use terrestrial analogs...

This release was originally shared by the Department of the Interior. 

Users of the USGS National Hydrography Dataset will now be able to more easily create hydrography information from elevation data from 3D Elevation...