A wildfire burned through the hills of Los Angeles in early 2025. Schools closed, emergency alerts buzzed across phones, and ...

An earthquake rattled in Sonoma County Sunday afternoon, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). A preliminary 4.2-magnitude earthquake was reported near Glen Ellen at ...

Landslide hazard mapping has made big strides, but the public still must rely on piecemeal mapping and incomplete data to ...

A database of 2.75 billion buildings could help scientists to monitor urban planning, climate change, disaster risks and even ...

A minor, 3.6-magnitude earthquake struck in the San Francisco Bay Area on Monday, according to the United States Geological ...

Volcanoes and earthquakes have always shared the same restless roots, but the numbers that drive public fear are not always the ones scientists are actually using. A viral claim that a swarm of 10,000 ...

A nearly two-decade tradition featuring photos of some of Utah's most scenic and iconic landscapes has been released by the ...

A magnitude 7 earthquake has rocked Alaska on Saturday, Dec. 6, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

At least seven earthquakes have struck in California in the last 24 hours, according to data from the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The quakes range in size from a 2.5 magnitude up to a 4.1 ...

Map of the overflight areas in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and nearby northern Wisconsin. (U.S. Geological Survey) LANSING — In the summer, the U.S. Geological Survey began large-scale low-level ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The U.S. Geological Survey plans to start low-level plane flights this month across eastern Iowa. The project is part of a national effort to find mineral resources and ...

A series of earthquakes hit off the coast of Taiwan on Wednesday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The quakes measured at 4.5 and 4.6 magnitude strength and struck 16.15 miles, ...