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One benefit of California’s volcanoes? Geothermal energy

Nearly all of California’s geothermal electric power generation comes from areas where eruptions occurred in the past tens of thousands of years

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Unpacking CalVO's new seismic monitoring boxes

If you've noticed any changes to the earthquake counts released in CalVO's weekly updates, don't worry - some behind-the-scenes improvements to our...

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Which U.S. volcanoes pose a threat?

USGS Volcanic Threat Assessment updates the 2005 rankings.

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Earthquake swarm near Salton Buttes is not volcanic

An earthquake swarm started on 26 Sep 2016, 04:03AM PDT, and is ongoing in the Brawley Seismic Zone near the southern terminus of the San Andreas...

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