earthquake

Seafloor Seismographs Rapidly Deployed Following Major Earthquake Offshore Northern California

Within just 11 days of the earthquake—the fastest response in our program’s history—9 ocean bottom seismographs were deployed off the…

3 months ago

Earthquake monitoring at Newberry volcano (December 18, 2024)

Beginning on December 22, 2024, and continuing off-and-on for several weeks to months, a private exploration company called Mazama Energy…

4 months ago

What Have We Learned Since the 2020 Stanley, Idaho, Earthquake?

Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week's contribution…

5 months ago

New Interactive Geonarrative Explains the 2023 Turkey, Earthquake Sequence

This tectonic map of the Turkey region shows the tectonic plates in the area and their direction of motion (arrows).…

5 months ago

M7.8 and M7.5 Kahramanmaraş Earthquake Sequence near Nurdağı, Turkey (Türkiye)

A story map is now available that summarizes the tectonic setting and earthquake history in Turkey/Syria. We also have a…

5 months ago

Magnitude 6.4 Earthquake near Ferndale, California

The California Integrated Seismic Network and the U.S. Geological Survey reported today that a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 3 miles…

5 months ago

Human-Centered Earthquake Impact Information: Learn more about USGS Mendenhall Fellow Sabine Loos

Sabine Loos, Mendenhall Fellow In the article, Loos shares her thoughts on the USGS Mendenhall Research fellowship program and how…

5 months ago

Thirty years after the Northridge earthquake, new tools inform safety.

If you experienced the Northridge earthquake, it was likely a traumatizing event. You probably talked to friends and family about…

5 months ago

New Year’s Day M7.5 Earthquake Shakes Japan’s West Coast

While the exact number of fatalities is still uncertain, at the time of writing there are reports of at least…

5 months ago

USGS-Led Study Reassesses Earthquake Hazard Potential for Central California’s Hosgri Fault

Regional map showing the main fault structures that are part of the Pacific–North American plate boundary along central California. The…

5 months ago

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