The flights are part of a U.S. Geological Survey initiative that maps resources to better understand the nation's geology.

Mapping out geology across the U.S. is surprisingly difficult, but the USGS has managed just that, and its map is more ...

The agency's 2025 assessment reveals $2.55 trillion in identified and undiscovered gold deposits beneath American soil—a ...

Going for a hike this fall? The U.S. Geological Survey has free maps that might come in handy. The public topoBuilder app is now offering custom maps made free with their 25K Recreational Topo layer.

You can now get detailed topographic maps that put trails, rivers, and campgrounds front and center without paying a dime. The new 25K Recreational Topo series is built for people who plan trips on ...

Oct 16 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 struck Papua province in Indonesia on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake was at a depth of 70 km (43.5 miles), USGS ...

Concord is widely known for another aspect of its history: It is intimately associated with the Transcendentalist movement in the quarter century before the Civil War. That distinction, too, it owes ...

BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. (KABC) -- A 3.5 earthquake rattled the Big Bear area early Sunday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake struck about four miles north of Big Bear City ...

A 3.5-magnitude earthquake rattled the Big Bear area on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey said. The earthquake struck the San Bernardino County community at 11:15 p.m. at a depth of 6.6 km ...

The epicentre of the quake, which struck around 11:49 pm (1649 GMT), was around 156 kilometres east of Surabaya, Indonesia's second largest city. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off the coast of ...

A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck the central Philippines, specifically off the coast of Cebu, causing damage and casualties. Five deaths were reported in San Remigio, Cebu, due to collapsed ...

Three earthquakes struck off the coast of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula early Monday, continuing a period of heightened seismic activity in one of the world’s most geologically active regions.