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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 first great geologic expeditions of the United States set off in the mid-1800s, equipped with mules, rifles, and early scientific instruments...

Salinity loads that originate from groundwater within the Upper Colorado River Basin have decreased from 1986-2011, according to a new U.S. Geological...

At 12:32 am Alaska time on January 23, 2018, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake shook Alaska residents out of their beds and set off fears of a tsunami all...

News reporters are invited to attend an illustrated public lecture to learn how U.S. Geological Survey scientists and partners are developing...

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

Florida's second-largest turtle rescue of 21st century is “exhausting, inspiring,” USGS biologist says

USGS seismologist Elizabeth Cochran studied the performance of Mexico City’s earthquake early warning system,  during devastating Sept. 19, 2017 event...

The fungus that causes white-nose syndrome, a deadly disease of hibernating bats, spreads rapidly by way of...