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Shallow 2.5-magnitude earthquake strikes near Forks, WA
FORKS, Wash. - A shallow magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck near Forks, Washington, on Sunday. According to the United States ...
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Lava fountains reach 500 feet in latest episode of Kīlauea eruption
Lava fountains and flows erupted primarily from the north vent, and the south vent was largely obscured by the north vent ...
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Kilauea's 21st episode ends with lava fountains reaching 500 feet
Kilauea’s 21st eruption episode sends fountains soaring up to 150 feet in the air on Sunday afternoon, May 11, 2025.
Preliminary 4.1 magnitude earthquake jolts Tennessee, parts of Georgia and North Carolina
The quake hit around 9 a.m. local time, about 13 miles from Greenback, Tennessee, which is about 30 miles south of Knoxville, ...
4.1 earthquake that was reportedly 15.4 miles deep felt throughout Carolinas
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has reported a magnitude 4.1 earthquake that struck 20 kilometers southeast of ...
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See a plane flying low over CT? Don't worry; it's putting rocks on the map
The flights, happening across much of New England, will image geology as part of a national effort to modernize geological maps in the region.
Gulf Coast may be sitting on more undiscovered oil and gas than we thought
Dating to the Cretaceous period, the geological era between 145.5 and 66 million years ago, the sedimentary rocks far ...
3.0 magnitude earthquake reported in Virginia on May 6, USGS says
A 3.0 magnitude earthquake shook central Virginia on Tuesday afternoon, May 6, the United States Geological Survey said.
USGS research geophysicist: Eastern earthquakes are felt in larger area due to older rocks
Thomas Pratt has been with the United States Geological Survey for over 30 years, and he has seen and studied thousands of ...