Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is erupting again in spectacular fashion, sending lava shooting 1,000 feet into the sky, according ...

The earthquake was centered near Petrolia at a depth of 16.8 kilometers (about 10.4 miles). The USGS said it received five ...

Nearly two dozen state geological surveys depend heavily on federal funds. A proposed budget cut could slow or stop key ...

These potentially life-saving alerts now cover the entire nation - plus, Samsung just announced its own system.

The quake, which Iran's Tasnim news agency said measured 5.2, struck at a depth of 10km, some 37km southwest of the city of ...

China is a major supplier of rare earth magnets. According to the US Geological Survey, Beijing has tripled its production ...

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake shook near Mossyrock, Washington on Monday afternoon, following recent seismic activity in the ...

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake happened Thursday afternoon about 1.24 miles south--southeast of Madison in Lake County.

As another school year ends, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory welcomes two new summer interns: Kamalani Poepoe and Ruth ...

US Geological Survey carries out first resource assessment of government-owned lands since 1998 - before the shale revolution ...

Environmentalists worry the report will be used to justify an increase in drilling without justifiable demand.