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USGS collaborates with key academic, state, local, and industry partners to provide a new look at what could happen during a major earthquake in the...

New seismic hazard and risk assessments can help at-risk communities prepare for future earthquake disasters

After lying hidden in sediments for thousands of years, delicate frozen gas structures are in the spotlight for both scientific research and the...

Crews from the U.S. Geological Survey have been in the field for weeks measuring flooding in the Midwest and in the Mississippi River watershed, and...

The USGS has up-to-date details on the February 25, 2018 event.

Early in his college career, U.S. Geological Survey geophysicist Rufus Catchings became drawn to the mysteries that lie beneath the earth’s surface —...

Budget Focuses on Priorities Supporting American Resource Prosperity and Security

One week ago, on January 23rd at 12:31 a.m. local time, Alaskans were rocked by a magnitude 7.9 earthquake, with an epicenter in the Gulf of Alaska...

Days after fatal debris flows devastated Southern California’s Montecito community,  a team of U.S. Geological Survey geologists joined county, state...

The USGS has up-to-date details on the January 23, 2018 event.