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A 3.2-magnitude earthquake was reported in Texas on Friday (August 22), according to the United States Geological Survey. The ...
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano resumed erupting Friday by shooting an arc of lava 100 feet into the air and across a section of its ...
SKAGIT COUNTY, Wash. - A 2.3-magnitude earthquake struck near Big Lake, Washington early Friday morning. According to the ...
Following the opening of the new southern fissure, tiltmeters transitioned to showing deflationary motion typical of ...
The United States Geological Survey reports a major, preliminary magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck in the South Atlantic Ocean ...
Several earthquakes occurred north of Coronaca, South Carolina early Saturday morning.As of 11 AM, the United States ...
A major, 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck in the South Atlantic Ocean on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 10:16 p.m. Eastern, data from the agency ...
Maui County Council Chair Alice Lee (clockwise from upper left) and Council Member Tamara Paltin ask questions Monday of Eva Blumenstein, the Department of Water Supply’s Planning Program ...
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Books Received Published: 21 March 1889 United States Geological Survey H. B. Nature 39, 484–485 (1889) Cite this article ...
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) was founded on March 3rd, 1879, through an Act of Congress. At the time, the small staff was tasked with mapping public lands and hunting for minerals.