The Latest Breaking News from USGS

Seismologist Gerasimos Papadopoulos said there would be additional aftershocks through the day, ‘but they are all harmless’

A Vietnamese court on Wednesday jailed 23 officials and business people over the illegal exploitation and export of rare earths.

White House orders closure of USGS water science centers, which shares data with weather service for flood warnings

A 3.9 magnitude earthquake struck northern Utah in the early hours of 1st May, causing tremors that were felt by thousands across the Wasatch Front.

"The 2010 cold snap may have created a subset of pythons better able to survive cold temperatures — and thus better adapted to spread beyond the northern boundaries of its current range."

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A 5.2-magnitude earthquake shook Southern California, swaying lights and rattling cups off shelves

"It’s probably a good idea to have an evacuation bag"

Alerts rang out as residents felt large earthquake in areas around San Diego, with epicenter in rural town of Julian

From America to Europe: How the 2026 total solar eclipse will differ from the great eclipse of 2024.

Earthquakes and the damage they cause are apolitical. Collectively, we either prepare for future earthquakes or the population eventually pays the price. The earthquakes that struck Myanmar on March 28, 2025, collapsing buildings and causing over 2,700 deaths, were a sobering reminder of the risks and the need for preparation.