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Slight uptick in earthquakes at Newberry Volcano (March 24-April 3, 2022)

Slight uptick in earthquakes at Newberry Volcano (March 24-April 3, 2022)

During March 24 to April 3, 2022, seismologists observed a slight uptick in seismic activity at Newberry Volcano. The earthquakes occurred in an area...

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USGS Seeks Earthquake Hazards Research Proposals

USGS Seeks Earthquake Hazards Research Proposals

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is currently soliciting project proposals for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 grants on earthquake hazards science and is...

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Take a Tour of the Earthquake Hazards Program Site

Take a Tour of the Earthquake Hazards Program Site

Or...How to Find USGS Earthquake Information Quickly!

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Magnitude 7.3 Earthquake near Namie, Japan

Magnitude 7.3 Earthquake near Namie, Japan

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck offshore of Namie, Japan on March 16, 2022 at 11:36 pm local time (March 16 14:36 UTC).

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CSI: Rockfall Forensics

CSI: Rockfall Forensics

The next time you find yourself at the bottom of a cliff, make sure to look up.

This new "Science for Everyone" web article summarizes the June 2020...

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Fire plus Flood equals Beach

Fire plus Flood equals Beach

A new study combines decades of coastal satellite imagery with hydrologic and oceanographic data to look at how changes on land affect coastlines in...

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USGS scientists showcase multidisciplinary science in a session on dynamic coastal change at Ocean Sciences 2022

USGS scientists showcase multidisciplinary science in a session on dynamic coastal change at Ocean Sciences 2022

USGS researchers Davina Passeri, Erika Lentz, and Nicholas Enwright, co-organized and led a two-part session at the 2022 Ocean Sciences Meeting titled...

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New interagency report highlights alarming sea level rise predictions for all U.S. coastlines

New interagency report highlights alarming sea level rise predictions for all U.S. coastlines

The U.S. Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flood Hazard Scenarios and Tools Interagency Task Force published updated sea level rise projections out to 2150...

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Seven Decades of Coastal Change at Barter Island, AK

Seven Decades of Coastal Change at Barter Island, AK

The Beaufort Sea coast along the northern edge of Alaska is a place of extremes. Home to the northernmost year-round settlements in the United States...

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Landslide Forecasting in Puerto Rico

Landslide Forecasting in Puerto Rico

USGS is developing an island-wide monitoring network – the most comprehensive of its kind in the United States.

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Scientists detect rejuvenated uplift near South Sister volcano.

Scientists detect rejuvenated uplift near South Sister volcano.

Using satellite imagery and sophisticated GPS instruments, Cascades Volcano Observatory geophysicists have detected a subtle increase in the rate of...

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The M6.2 Petrolia Earthquake on December 20, 2021, Was Really Two Earthquakes

The M6.2 Petrolia Earthquake on December 20, 2021, Was Really Two Earthquakes

We can usually see the beginning and ending of one earthquake on a seismic record before another one starts. We’d like earthquakes to be well-behaved...

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