USGS releases the first-ever maps that show potential ground shaking hazards from human-induced and natural earthquakes. USGS releases the first-ever maps that show potential ground shaking hazards ...
Beginning in the 1940s, the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Mapping Program was tasked with the immense cartographical feat of surveying the entire country to create a series of more than 50,000 ...
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) continues to support the delivery of its digital maps through Avenza Systems Inc.‘s PDF Maps app. It has widened the selection to more than 120,000 US Topo ...
The US Geological Survey (USGS) has published a new set of maps to observe the destruction caused by Hawaii’s Volcano Kilauea. The government agency continues to publish maps at a fast cadence as they ...
The US Geological Survey added induced seismicity to its seismic-risk maps, the agency said Mar. 28, citing a sharp rise in earthquakes associated with wastewater disposal wells, especially in ...
For the first time, the U.S. Geological Survey released maps identifying potential ground-shaking hazards from both human-induced and natural earthquakes. In the past, USGS maps only identified ...
New maps released by the U.S. Geological Survey reveal that 7 million people are now living in areas at high risk for earthquakes. Not naturally occurring earthquakes but man-made – induced by oil and ...
The primary goal of the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory is to provide scientific information to reduce risks due to volcanic and seismic activity. To this end, HVO scientists ...
Pyrrhotite, the mineral that causes foundations to crumble is a common geohazard in Connecticut. Now the U.S. Geological ...
Applications for the aerial survey include "mapping pyrrhotite and radon, assessing hazards such as earthquakes and ...
The first batch of new, more accurate Alaska maps that will eventually cover the whole state is out and free to the public as part of a state and federal project to replace old topographic maps that ...
A geologic survey of the Connecticut River Valley is being conducted to map the presence of pyrrhotite, a mineral that can ...