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Episode 20 of the eruption at Kīlauea ended at 9:58 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, after 4.5 hours of sustained fountaining.
VIDEO COURTESY USGS A live view of the Kilauea eruption from the northwest rim of the caldera looking east. COURTESY USGS A view of the Kilauea eruption from the northwest rim of the crater. 2 /2 ...
Michigan has the highest percentage of water area among U.S. states, at 41.5%. Alaska has the largest total water area, while Michigan leads in Great Lakes water area. Michigan tops the nation when it ...
The U.S. Geological Survey recorded a minor earthquake early Tuesday morning near the Arkansas-Missouri state line.
These tremors come less than a month after a magnitude-5.2 earthquake occurred near Julian, rocking the Southern California desert area.
Thousands of Central Virginians are asking one another if they felt the earthquake that shook the region Tuesday afternoon.
A small earthquake rattled parts of west-central Virginia Tuesday afternoon. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a ...
From the column: "Cutting funding for the USGS ... does not align with true fiscal conservatism, prioritizing long-term ...