USGS has unveiled its most detailed national geologic map, giving the public a free, interactive way to explore underground features. Here’s how to use it.

Nearly 75% of the country is at risk for a potentially damaging earthquake in the next 100 years, according to a recently updated map from the U.S. Geological Survey. The map is the first to include ...

This past summer, the U.S. Geological Survey began large-scale low-level airplane flights over the Upper Peninsula and ...

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The potential for catastrophic earthquakes to rock nearly every corner of the United States is becoming a growing threat, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. By analyzing the newest seismic ...

Landslides are a common hazard in the US. In fact, nearly 44% of the country could experience one, potentially catastrophically. Our new national landslide susceptibility map shows where they're most ...

The U.S. Geological Survey will be flying airplanes over parts of Eastern Iowa starting this month to help make new maps for ...

USGS deleted a false alert that wrongly reported a 5.9 Nevada quake, saying no earthquake occurred and the cause of the error ...

USGS researchers have unveiled the first map of prospective locations for hydrogen gas in the contiguous United States — and there's a lot more than they previously thought. When you purchase through ...

The 2026 calendar by the Utah Geological Survey is out, with photos taken by seasoned geologists who work in the field and ...

An alert about a sizeable earthquake in western Nevada was erroneously issued on Thursday, Dec. 4, according to the U.S. Geological Survey The alert from the USGS said a magnitude 5.9 ...

The U.S. Geological Survey is carrying out a thorough search for critical and strategic minerals as the Trump administration seeks to re-shore domestic mining.