Desert marigold (Baileya multiradiata) blooming in a monitoring quadrat at a RestoreNet site in Northern Arizona. Photo by Laura Shriver (USGS).
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The Colorado River delta marsh at the head of Lake Havasu, AZ and CA
Seismic alerts brought to you by the USGS Earthquake Science Center
Seismic alerts brought to you by the USGS Earthquake Science Center
5.1
2024 North of Tarzan, Texas Earthquake
2024-09-17 00:49:42 (UTC)
Pager Alert Level: Green
MMI: V (Moderate Shaking)
6.1 km
5.2
133.5 km
6.3
265 km NE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
2024-09-16 11:36:35 (UTC)
Pager Alert Level: Green
MMI: IV (Light Shaking)
31.0 km
6.5
272 km WNW of Port McNeill, Canada
2024-09-15 22:22:49 (UTC)
Pager Alert Level: Green
MMI: V (Moderate Shaking)
10.0 km
4.7
11.4 km
6.3
170 km SW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
2024-09-11 16:46:05 (UTC)
Pager Alert Level: Green
MMI: IV (Light Shaking)
10.0 km
3.9
4 km SE of Ontario, CA
2024-09-07 17:34:21 (UTC)
Pager Alert Level: Gray (Null)
MMI: V (Moderate Shaking)
4.8 km
6.4
56 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
2024-09-01 20:13:34 (UTC)
Pager Alert Level: Green
MMI: VI (Strong Shaking)
39.0 km
3.8
5 km SE of Pierreville, Canada
2024-09-01 09:43:37 (UTC)
Pager Alert Level: Green
MMI: V (Moderate Shaking)
1.1 km
6.1
60 km SSW of La Libertad, El Salvador
2024-08-28 21:57:57 (UTC)
Pager Alert Level: Green
MMI: V (Moderate Shaking)
33.9 km
5.1
2024 North of Tarzan, Texas Earthquake
2024-09-17 00:49:42 (UTC)
Pager Alert Level: Green
MMI: V (Moderate Shaking)
6.1 km
5.2
133.5 km
6.3
265 km NE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
2024-09-16 11:36:35 (UTC)
Pager Alert Level: Green
MMI: IV (Light Shaking)
31.0 km
6.5
272 km WNW of Port McNeill, Canada
2024-09-15 22:22:49 (UTC)
Pager Alert Level: Green
MMI: V (Moderate Shaking)
10.0 km
4.7
11.4 km
6.3
170 km SW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
2024-09-11 16:46:05 (UTC)
Pager Alert Level: Green
MMI: IV (Light Shaking)
10.0 km
3.9
4 km SE of Ontario, CA
2024-09-07 17:34:21 (UTC)
Pager Alert Level: Gray (Null)
MMI: V (Moderate Shaking)
4.8 km
6.4
56 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
2024-09-01 20:13:34 (UTC)
Pager Alert Level: Green
MMI: VI (Strong Shaking)
39.0 km
3.8
5 km SE of Pierreville, Canada
2024-09-01 09:43:37 (UTC)
Pager Alert Level: Green
MMI: V (Moderate Shaking)
1.1 km
6.1
60 km SSW of La Libertad, El Salvador
2024-08-28 21:57:57 (UTC)
Pager Alert Level: Green
MMI: V (Moderate Shaking)
33.9 km
Photos, videos, audio files, and webcam photos described and linked on this webpage come from a wide variety of USGS science activities and presentations done by USGS Science Center staff members in the Southwest Region.
Images from Arizona Water Science Center
Images from Arizona Water Science Center
Havasu Creek spilling over Havasu Falls, downstream from Supai Village on the Havasupai Nation.
Links to the other Southwest Center Multimedia Pages
Links to the other Southwest Center Multimedia Pages
- CALIFORNIA WATER SCIENCE CENTER Multimedia
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- NEVADA WATER SCIENCE CENTER Multimedia
- PACIFIC COASTAL AND MARINE SCIENCE CENTER Multimedia
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- WESTERN ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH CENTER (WERC) Multimedia
- WESTERN GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCE CENTER Multimedia
Images
Desert marigold (Baileya multiradiata) blooming in a monitoring quadrat at a RestoreNet site
Desert marigold (Baileya multiradiata) blooming in a monitoring quadrat at a RestoreNet site in Northern Arizona. Photo by Laura Shriver (USGS).
Attendees of the 6th Federal Uncrewed Systems (UxS) Users Workshop
Aerial photo of attendees at the 6th Federal Uncrewed Systems (UxS) Workshop taken from a Skydio drone in front of the Science and Technology building at the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Aerial photo of attendees at the 6th Federal Uncrewed Systems (UxS) Workshop taken from a Skydio drone in front of the Science and Technology building at the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Pie Chart Showing Relative Amounts of Copper Produced in Leading Copper Producing States in 2019
linkPie chart showing relative amounts of copper produced by leading copper producing states in the U.S. in 2019 (derived from data in Flanagan, D.M., 2019, Copper, in Metals and minerals: U.S. Geological Survey Minerals Yearbook 2019, v. 1, p. 20.1-20.30.
Pie Chart Showing Relative Amounts of Copper Produced in Leading Copper Producing States in 2019
linkPie chart showing relative amounts of copper produced by leading copper producing states in the U.S. in 2019 (derived from data in Flanagan, D.M., 2019, Copper, in Metals and minerals: U.S. Geological Survey Minerals Yearbook 2019, v. 1, p. 20.1-20.30.
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Large map of the Colorado River Basin prepared for the USGS Colorado River Basin ASIST Initiative
Large map of the Colorado River Basin prepared for the USGS Colorado River Basin ASIST Initiative
Mean atmospheric precipitation and air temperature in the Lower Colorado River Basin, 1896-2019
linkGraphs showing mean annual precipitation and air temperature trends in the Lower Colorado River Basin, 1896-2019, published in: Tillman, F.D., Gangopadhyay, S., and Pruitt, T., 2020, Trends in recent historical and projected climate data for the Colorado River Basin and potential effects on groundwater availability: U.S.
Mean atmospheric precipitation and air temperature in the Lower Colorado River Basin, 1896-2019
linkGraphs showing mean annual precipitation and air temperature trends in the Lower Colorado River Basin, 1896-2019, published in: Tillman, F.D., Gangopadhyay, S., and Pruitt, T., 2020, Trends in recent historical and projected climate data for the Colorado River Basin and potential effects on groundwater availability: U.S.
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Reduced-size map of the Colorado River Basin from the USGS ASIST Initiative, Sept. 3, 2024
Reduced-size map of the Colorado River Basin from the USGS ASIST Initiative, Sept. 3, 2024
Videos
USGS Sediment Core Laboratory (AD)
USGS scientists collect core samples from estuaries, lakes, coasts, and marine environments to study a range of physical and chemical properties preserved in sediment or coral over time. They process and analyze these core samples at the Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center’s Sediment Core Lab.
USGS scientists collect core samples from estuaries, lakes, coasts, and marine environments to study a range of physical and chemical properties preserved in sediment or coral over time. They process and analyze these core samples at the Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center’s Sediment Core Lab.
USGS Sediment Core Laboratory
USGS scientists collect core samples from estuaries, lakes, coasts, and marine environments to study a range of physical and chemical properties preserved in sediment or coral over time. They process and analyze these core samples at the Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center’s Sediment Core Lab.
USGS scientists collect core samples from estuaries, lakes, coasts, and marine environments to study a range of physical and chemical properties preserved in sediment or coral over time. They process and analyze these core samples at the Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center’s Sediment Core Lab.
Heterosigma akashiwo collected from Seaplane Lagoon in San Francisco Bay
Heterosigma akashiwo collected from Seaplane Lagoon in San Francisco Bay on August 9, 2022. Video was taken with an ioLight 1mm microscope.
Heterosigma akashiwo collected from Seaplane Lagoon in San Francisco Bay on August 9, 2022. Video was taken with an ioLight 1mm microscope.
Image of the Week: Tulare Basin Refills
A winter of heavy rain causes flooding in California's Tulare Basin, threatening cropland. The basin was once the site of a large lake that appeared naturally every winter as rainfall and snowmelt from the nearby Sierra Nevada mountain range flowed down and filled the basin. It was even known as the largest lake west of the Mississippi River.
A winter of heavy rain causes flooding in California's Tulare Basin, threatening cropland. The basin was once the site of a large lake that appeared naturally every winter as rainfall and snowmelt from the nearby Sierra Nevada mountain range flowed down and filled the basin. It was even known as the largest lake west of the Mississippi River.
Free Ascent Tripod Test on the Santa Cruz Wharf (AD)
Staff from the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center Marine Facility engineered a Free Ascent Tripod (FAT) for deployment in deep-sea environments along the Cascadia Subduction Zone.
Staff from the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center Marine Facility engineered a Free Ascent Tripod (FAT) for deployment in deep-sea environments along the Cascadia Subduction Zone.
Free Ascent Tripod Test on the Santa Cruz Wharf
Staff from the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center Marine Facility engineered a Free Ascent Tripod (FAT) for deployment in deep-sea environments along the Cascadia Subduction Zone.
Staff from the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center Marine Facility engineered a Free Ascent Tripod (FAT) for deployment in deep-sea environments along the Cascadia Subduction Zone.