2 days ago · Part of the U.S. Department of the Interior, the USGS began in 1879 to study the nation’s lands and resources. Today, we monitor, analyze, and predict Earth’s changing systems.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is the nation's largest water, earth, and biological science and civilian mapping agency. It collects, monitors, analyzes, and provides scientific understanding of …

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In 2015, the USGS unveiled the topoView website, a new way to view their entire digitized collection of over 178,000 maps from 1884 to 2006. The site is an interactive map of the United States that allows …

The provided maps are not for purchase or for download; they are to be used as a guide for reference and search purposes only; layers not owned or managed by the USGS may not reflect new naming …

17 hours ago · Magnitude 4.9 earthquake shakes Southern California's Coachella Valley The quake caused serious shaking in many parts of the Coachella Valley, located about 130 miles east of Los …

Since 2010, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Nevada Water Science Center (NVWSC) has worked with with the Bureau of Reclamation to update evaporation estimates for Lake Mead.

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Earthquake Photo Collections USGS and non-USGS collections of earthquake-related features and effects and shaking damage. Search Earthquake Catalog View historic seismicity, find past …

We provide science about the natural hazards that threaten lives and livelihoods, the water, energy, minerals, and other natural resources we rely on, the health of our ecosystems and environment, and …