Ever wanted to know more about the ground beneath your feet? Well, thanks to a new geologic map of the lower 48 states of the ...

In keeping with rapid demand, the USGS has posted new US Topo quadrangles covering Colorado (1,794 maps) and Minnesota (1,689). These new quads replace the first edition US Topo maps for those states.

Nearly all of California has a more than 95% chance of a damaging earthquake in the next century, a new United States Geological Survey map shows. The new USGS National Seismic Hazard Model released ...

Nearly 75% of the country is at risk for a potentially damaging earthquake in the next 100 years, according to a recently updated map from the U.S. Geological Survey. The map is the first to include ...

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For centuries, there was one thing California offered that other states just didn’t have. No, we're not talking great fish tacos or giant sequoias—it's frequent earthquakes. But a new map published by ...

The potential for catastrophic earthquakes to rock nearly every corner of the United States is becoming a growing threat, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. By analyzing the newest seismic ...

The latest version of the U.S. Geological Survey’s earthquake hazard model, issued last week, shows “a chance for greater shaking” from earthquakes in California than previous iterations, the agency ...