US Geological Survey carries out first resource assessment of government-owned lands since 1998 - before the shale revolution ...

Environmentalists worry the report will be used to justify an increase in drilling without justifiable demand.

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake happened Thursday afternoon about 1.24 miles south--southeast of Madison in Lake County.

The Peru earthquake was reported four days after a 4.7-magnitude earthquake was reported in Alaska on Wednesday (June 11), ...

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake shook near Mossyrock, Washington on Monday afternoon, following recent seismic activity in the ...

This is the third earthquake in a week for the area which experienced two minor earthquakes on Tuesday, June 17.

As another school year ends, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory welcomes two new summer interns: Kamalani Poepoe and Ruth ...

The deadly quake occurred around 11:35 a.m. local time on Sunday, June 15, in coastal waters near Lima and was also felt in ...

A 2.3 magnitude earthquake struck near Madison, Ohio, Thursday. No damage reported, but some residents felt shaking. USGS ...

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is proposing to renew an information collection.

One of the world’s most active volcanoes, Kilauea on Hawaii’s Big Island, began spewing lava from the north vent Wednesday, ...

A moderately strong, 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck near Lima, Peru on Sunday, according to the United States Geological ...