Landslide hazard mapping has made big strides, but the public still must rely on piecemeal mapping and incomplete data to ...

A strong, 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean on Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 11:44 a.m. Japan time about 71 miles northeast ...

Cradled in the nose of a high-altitude research airplane, a new NASA sensor has taken to the skies to help geoscientists map rocks hosting lithium and other critical minerals on Earth’s surface some ...

A shake alert went out over the U.S. Geological Survey's early warning system on Dec. 4, warning that a 5.9 earthquake near ...

A notification about a magnitude-5.9 earthquake in western Nevada near the California border was a false alert, the USGS said ...

The U.S. Geological Survey is investigating how an “errant” report of a 5.9 magnitude earthquake was issued early Thursday ...

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TACLOBAN CITY—The famed rock formations in Biri town, Northern Samar, have been officially declared the newest national geological monument (NGM) in the country, marking a major step in Northern Samar ...

The Geological Survey of India (GSI) is organising an international seminar on 'Unearthing the Past, Shaping the Future: 175 Years of GSI' this week at the Rajasthan International Centre in Jaipur as ...

USGS released its most detailed national geologic map, offering layered views of geology beneath the Earth’s surface across the lower 48 states. The Cooperative National Geologic Map integrates data ...