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Significant Earthquakes
M 5.3, 26km ENE of King City, California Sunday, October 21, 2012 06:55:09 UTC M 4.0, 6km NNE of Waterboro, Maine Tuesday, October 16, 2012 23:12:22 UTC WaterWatch - Current Streamflow Conditions Landsat (EarthNow!) USGS Calendar
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Science Features
William T. Pecora, Pioneer of Earth Science from Space In honor of Earth Science Week the USGS is taking a look back into history at the scientists who laid the foundation for the innovative earth science research taking place today. Read more Luna Leopold, Son of Aldo Leopold, Pioneer of Water Science In honor of Earth Science Week the USGS is taking a look back into history at the scientists who laid the foundation for the innovative earth science research taking place today. Read more Henry Gannett, Early American Geographer In honor of Earth Science Week the USGS is taking a look back into history at the scientists who laid the foundation for the innovative earth science research taking place today. Read more Florence Bascom, Pioneer Geologist In honor of Earth Science Week the USGS is taking a look back into history at the scientists who laid the foundation for the innovative earth science research taking place today. Read more John Wesley Powell: Explorer, Geologist, Geographer
In honor of Earth Science Week the USGS is taking a look back into history at the scientists who laid the foundation for the innovative earth science research taking place today. Read more ![]() USGS and Wildlife Research – Looking ForwardUSGS wishes The Wildlife Society happy 75th Birthday and looks forward to attending their annual conference. Stop by our booth! ![]() USGS Storm Surge SensorsIn response to Hurricane Isaac, USGS has deployed several hundred storm surge sensors to collect information about the effects of Isaac on the Gulf Coast. ![]() A History of Rubble and Rumblings: Earthquakes in the Eastern U.S.Join us on September 5th in Reston, VA for a free public lecture on the 2011 Virginia earthquake!
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The 11 April 2012 east Indian Ocean earthquake triggered large aftershocks worldwide Turbidite event history--Methods and implications for Holocene paleoseismicity of the Cascadia subduction zone Global Mineral Resource Assessment CoreCast
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