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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Taiwan was struck by a 5.9 magnitude earthquake Tuesday evening, the United States Geological Survey reported.