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A minor earthquake with a magnitude of 3.8 occurred near Jonesboro, Ark., early Wednesday afternoon (September 17), according to scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey in Golden, Colo.

Federal and local biologists captured and tagged three manatees in early August near Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, as part of efforts to better protect West Indian manatees inhabiting this Caribbean island.

USGS Director Gordon P. Eaton today announced his retirement.

Reston’s Lake Anne mirrors a significant decline in lead concentrations observed in the sediments at the bottom of several lakes and reservoirs across the nation. However, levels have not returned to the baseline levels of the 1950’s and 60’s according to a new U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) report.

Scientists explored a unique reef in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.

The effects of ground-water development on ground-water levels and ground-water quality in the town of Atherton, Calif., is the focus of a report released by the U.S. Geological Survey , Department of the Interior.

Lead concentrations in the sediments of several selected lakes and reservoirs across the country have declined significantly in the last decade or more, but are not yet back to the baseline levels of the 1950’s and 60’s, according to a new U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) report.

Every year, about 50 volcanic eruptions testify to the restless power within our dynamic planet. On average, about 10 eruptions each year cause deaths and significant damage. Since 1980, volcanic activity worldwide has killed more than 29,000 people and forced more than 1 million people to flee from their homes.

The U.S. Geological Survey has a number of expert volcanologists who can explain how volcanoes work, why eruptions in Alaska, the Cascades and the Caribbean are more violent than eruptions of Hawaiian volcanoes, and what the USGS is doing to protect the lives and property of people who live in the shadow of an active volcano.

Managers and planners representing Federal, state, and local government agencies and private organizations will gather in Fort Lauderdale on Monday for a 3-day conference (August 25 - 27) to discuss the latest results of more than 50 scientific investigations by the U.S. Geological Survey in South Florida.

The U.S. Geological Survey isn’t the kind of place where you’d expect to find a crying need for tennis balls, but one of the agency’s cartographers is begging for the fuzzy green orbs; a ritual he goes through every three years.