The efforts include analyzing global supply chain risks, mineral needs for domestic industry and defense, and future production capacity. The USGS also partners with state geological surveys, private companies, universities and federal agencies in its efforts to identify new mineral resources below ground and in old mine tailings and energy wastes.

USGS Magnitude 2.5+ Earthquakes, Past Day 29 earthquakes. Only List Earthquakes Shown on Map . Magnitude. Format. Newest First. Sort. 4.4. 8 km SSE of Nuevo Vicente Guerrero (El Chichonal), Mexico. 2025-04-11 07:19:08 (UTC-07:00) 172.5 km . …

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USGS provides unbiased, objective, and impartial scientific information upon which our audiences, including resource managers, planners, and other entities, rely.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has been the primary civilian mapping agency of the United States since 1879. Some of the most well-known USGS maps are the 1:24,000-scale topographic maps, also called 7.5-minute quadrangles .

We provide science about the natural hazards that threaten lives and livelihoods, the water, energy, minerals, and other natural resources we rely on, the health of our ecosystems and environment, and the impacts of climate and land-use change. Our scientists develop new methods and tools to enable timely, relevant, and useful information about the …

The USGS is a primary Federal source of science-based information on ecosystems, land use, energy and mineral resources, natural hazards, water use and availability, and updated maps and images of the Earth’s features available to the public.

Explore the NEW USGS National Water Dashboard interactive map to access real-time water data from over 13,500 stations nationwide.

Access river level and other water information and weather conditions in your neighborhood! A map viewer showing real-time river level and water data collected at U.S. Geological Survey observation stations in context with weather-related data from other public sources.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is the nation's largest water, earth, and biological science and civilian mapping agency. It collects, monitors, analyzes, and provides scientific understanding of natural resource conditions, issues, and problems.