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Volunteer citizen mappers continue to make significant contributions to the USGS’ ability to provide accurate mapping information to the public...

Agency announces over $20 million in awards for 2020

Applications due May 20th, 2020

On March 31, 2020, a  magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck  near Boise, ID, in the Challis National Forest. Seismic instruments indicate the earthquake...

On March 26, 2020, a  magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck West Texas near the New Mexico border. Seismic instruments indicate the earthquake originated at...

Updated Forecast Shows 1% Chance of Aftershock Above 5.7

A new U.S. Geological Survey map of Puerto Rico shows the relative risks of landslides due to the kind of intense rainfall brought on by hurricanes...

The U.S. Geological Survey has developed a new assessment method to estimate how much oil and gas could be produced by injecting carbon dioxide into...

The USGS is placing a copy of its consolidated Landsat global data inventory into a commercial cloud in early 2020.

The U.S. Geological Survey released a new report on geoelectric hazards for two-thirds of the contiguous U.S., spanning from the northeast to the west...