He became the first person to map the geology of an entire nation. Not only was this scientifically significant, but in the process he produced something rather beautiful. Smith's colourful and ...

Using laser scans and GPS cameras, accurate down to one inch, the U.S. Geological Survey has so far mapped more than 600 ...

Dr. Ben Mirus and Dr. Francis Rengers with the U.S. Geological Survey have been using laser scans and GPS cameras, accurate down to one inch, to map out landslides caused by Helene. They hope ...

A retaining wall in North Fairmount partially collapsed in a landslide earlier this year. A new map showing the risk of landslides nationwide is based on research from a University of Cincinnati ...

Resources found underground are called geological resources ... Take photographs and add descriptions and labels to a map. Remember to make sure you're with an adult when doing your fieldwork.

Map:West Texas earthquakes Most of the reports emanated from the larger communities in the region, including Lubbock, Midland, Odessa, Big Spring and San Angelo, according to the USGS. As of ...

USGS map shows the location of the West Texas earthquake on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. The USGS initially reported the earthquake as a 4.8 magnitude with a depth of 4.8 kilometers. It later upgraded ...

On Tuesday, Oct. 1, a magnitude-3.5 quake struck nearby; it was centered two miles southeast of Ontario. This map shows where the 4.0-magnitude quake was felt on Sunday morning, Oct. 6.

Sunday’s 3:51 a.m. earthquake was the fifth of magnitude 3 or higher detected in Ontario since early September, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. “Moderate” shaking was felt in areas ...

Insight can also help inform flood insurance maps and building codes to improve ... and the associate center director for data with the USGS Caribbean-Florida Water Science Center.

Another earthquake struck Southern California on Monday, Sept. 16—the second in less than five days. On Thursday, Sept. 12, a quake centered in Malibu rattled most of Los Angeles County.

The report, called “bunken chosa” (literature survey), or reviews of geological maps and research papers concerning local volcanic and seismic hazards and other related factors, was done for ...