A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck near Vallejo on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake hit at 12:41 p.m.

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is once again shooting lava more than 1,000 feet into the air. Episode 36 of the current series of ...

California has experienced biblical-scale storms and flood events in its history and needs to be ready for the next one, according to a team of researchers led by the U.S. Geological Survey. The team ...

On Monday, for the first time, the U.S. Geological Survey has released an analysis of the magnitude of “human-induced” earthquakes. That such a thing as human-induced earthquakes can exist is scary ...

The U.S. Geological Survey has increased postulated resources estimates for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Coastal Plain in northwestern Alaska. The Clinton Administration has declined to ...

Only minimal amounts of untapped oil and gas resources remain in the historic Los Angeles fossil fuel production basin, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). New estimates released by USGS ...

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