Many of the state's largest earthquakes have struck near the junction, where the Pacific, North American and Gorda plates ...

This is the first time seismic activity of this intensity has been recorded since the start of Kilauea’s eruption in December ...

By tracking swarms of very small earthquakes, seismologists are getting a new picture of the complex region where the San ...

Episode 40 of the ongoing Kilauea eruption could begin at any time, according to scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey.

A recent U.S. Geological Survey assessment of previously undiscovered gas and oil in Texas' Permian Basin has found that ...

Seismologists have discovered hidden faults at the Mendocino Triple Junction by tracking tiny earthquakes using a new ...

Have you seen any dead butterflies lately? If so, the U.S. Geological Survey wants you to mail them their way, along with deceased moths and skippers. The agency is collecting specimens from six ...

An alert sent to people across California warning about a strong earthquake striking Northern Nevada on Thursday morning was sent in error, officials said. At 8:06 a.m., the U.S. Geological Survey ...

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The USGS initially reported a 5.9 quake near Dayton, Nevada about 8 a.m. Moments afterward, the USGS deleted the event. The USGS said the first alert was a mistake and they were looking into it.

USGS will fly low-level helicopter surveys in the Permian Basin of NM and TX to map groundwater near Clovis and Cannon AFB; ...

All 1,200 scientists and staff at the U.S. Geological Survey’s biological research arm are on edge this week as they wait to learn whether they’ll still have jobs come Monday. For weeks, the ...