3 days ago · Part of the U.S. Department of the Interior, the USGS began in 1879 to study the nation’s lands and resources. Today, we monitor, analyze, and predict Earth’s changing systems.

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The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is the nation's largest water, earth, and biological science and civilian mapping agency. It collects, monitors, analyzes, and provides scientific understanding of …

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2 days ago · High lava fountains at Kilauea destroy USGS monitoring camera It was the 38th eruption since the current series began in December 2024.

6 days ago · A local county in western Nevada said residents received a false alert for a 5.9 magnitude earthquake.

6 days ago · An alert that Nevada had been rocked by a 5.9-magnitude earthquake early Thursday sent phones buzzing briefly before the U.S. Geological Survey quickly deleted the warning from its …

6 days ago · 5.9 earthquake alert Thursday morning was a false alarm, USGS says ShakeAlert early warning system lit up more than 600,000 phones up across Northern California at 8:06 a.m.

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