The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. Read More
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted 63 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, a small town in northern Argentina at around 00:59 a.m. local time (0359 GMT) on Sunday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. ...
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 jolted 241 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia at 0831 GMT on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. ...
Have you ever wondered what kind of rocks make up those bright and dark splotches on the moon? Well, the USGS has just released a new authoritative map to help explain the 4.5-billion-year-old history of our nearest neighbour in space. ...
Authorities here on Saturday activated the state of emergency to its highest level after a powerful earthquake measuring 7.1 on Richter scale jolted southern California, cracking roads, triggering building fires and causing a number of injuries. ...