Do you ever find yourself wondering about the rocks beneath your feet? If so then the USGS has exactly the tool you're ...

In late August, the U.S. Geological Survey quietly released a new tool that could reshape how Americans understand the ground ...

The Maine Geological Survey has released a new interactive web map viewer that allows communities, businesses and others along the state's southern coast to manage coastal infrastructure as sea and ...

The California Geological Survey (CGS) has released new interactive Tsunami Hazard Area maps for Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties , useful for evacuation planning in an extraordinary event.

Mapping technology is infinitely better than it used to be, but satellites and LiDAR can never recapture the craft that went into making old-school US Geological Survey Maps. Instead, graphic designer ...

SACRAMENTO -- The California Geological Survey has released updated tsunami hazard maps for seven counties to help users determine whether they are in areas at risk for inundation and for planning.

SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Maps released Thursday of earthquake-prone areas are intended to ensure new construction in San Diego does not take place atop earthquake faults that may break the surface. Developed ...

The map is an update of the previous version, which was published in 2009. In Newport Beach, the tsunami hazard zone was increased slightly in the latest map to help facilitate evacuation responses.