The new estimate is twice that of previous annual estimates due to increased building value and the fact that the…
The SV3 wave glider allows USGS scientists and collaborators to collect seafloor geodetic data, which relies on accurate measurements of…
When large, damaging earthquakes happen, it’s natural for people in the United States to ask, could it happen here? Large…
In September, the USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory (CVO) and Pacific Northwest Seismic Network (PNSN) located six earthquakes at Mount Adams…
MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. — People who felt the magnitude 6.9 Loma Prieta earthquake in the greater San Francisco Bay Area…
Take Action! This year's International ShakeOut Day is on October 17th, the same day as the Loma Prieta earthquake that…
The magnitude 9.2 earthquake was the largest recorded earthquake in U.S. history. The Great Alaska Earthquake, also known as the…
GOLDEN, Colo. — A new scientific mechanism for assessing the potential risk to worldwide mineral commodity supplies from seismic activity…
Rich Data Set Scientists continue to analyze the rich data set to address key questions in earthquake science, including what…
USGS is currently soliciting project proposals for Fiscal Year 2025 grants on earthquake hazards science. The grants are a long-standing…
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