TUSCALOOSA COUNTY, Ala. (WBMA) — The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has identified an unusual seismic event in west Alabama, ...

The United States Geological Survey said a 2.1 magnitude earthquake was detected in Lexington County.

P-wave and S-wave arrivals, the kind of first things you get is extremely quiet for detecting those.” Seismic waves from ...

If you woke up early Saturday morning and felt a tremor in Appomattox County, you weren't imagining it.

The U.S. Geological Survey has a team in Red River Parish installing new equipment to aid in detecting earthquakes.

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An alert sent to people across California warning about a strong earthquake striking Northern Nevada on Thursday morning was sent in error, officials said. At 8:06 a.m., the U.S. Geological Survey ...

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The US Geological Survey (USGS) issued — and then quickly withdrew — an erroneous alert on Thursday morning that claimed a magnitude 5.9 earthquake had struck near Nevada. The false alert, which went ...

Cuba had just started to restore electricity following a total power blackout earlier on Monday, as the United States pursues its oil blockade against the island's communist government.

Have you seen any dead butterflies lately? If so, the U.S. Geological Survey wants you to mail them their way, along with deceased moths and skippers. The agency is collecting specimens from six ...