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Our Earthquake Lists, Maps, and Statistics website has annual totals for worldwide earthquakes and U.S. earthquakes from 1990 to the near-present. Estimated deaths from those earthquakes are listed at the bottom of the charts. The website also has M3+ earthquake counts by state from 2010 to 2015.
This is a list of earthquakes in 2016. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in damage and/or casualties, or are notable for some other reason. All dates are listed according to UTC time.
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5.0–5.9. 467. 4.0–4.9. 3,838. ← 2023. This is a list of earthquakes in 2024. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in significant damage and/or casualties. All dates are listed according to UTC time. The maximum intensities are based on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
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Since 2012, the USGS science focus has been directed at topical "Mission Areas"that have continued to evolve. Further organizational structure includes headquarters functions, geographic regions, science and support programs, science centers, labs, and other facilities.
Topographic mapping
The USGS produces several national series of topographic maps which vary in scale and extent, with some wide gaps in coverage, notably the complete absence of 1:50,000 scale topographic maps or their equivalent. The largest (both in terms of scale and quantity) and best-known topographic series is the 7.5-minute, 1:24,000 scale, quadrangle, a non-metric scale virtually unique to the United States. Each of these maps covers an area bounded by two lines of latitude and two lines of longitude sp...
USGS Hydrologic Instrumentation Facility
The Hydrologic Instrumentation Facility (HIF) has four sections within its organizational structure;the Field Services Section which includes the warehouse, repair shop, and Engineering Unit; the Testing Section which includes the Hydraulic Laboratory, testing chambers, and Water Quality Laboratory; the Information Technology Section which includes computer support and the Drafting Unit; and the Administrative Section. The HIF was given national responsibility for the design, testing, evaluat...
USGS researchers publish the results of their science in a variety of ways, including peer-reviewed scientific journals as well as in one of a variety of USGS Report Series that include preliminary results, maps, data, and final results. A complete catalog of all USGS publications is available from the USGS Publications Warehouse.
In the mid-1800s, various states set up geological survey institutions; e.g., the Kentucky Geological Survey, established in 1854.: 501 In 1879, a report from the National Academy of Sciences prompted Congress to set up a federal survey agency, in part to inventory the vast lands added to the United States by the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and the ...
USGS in the Federal RegisterWorks by or about United States Geological Survey at Internet Archive- 8,670 (2009)
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- March 3, 1879; 144 years ago (as Geological Survey)
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Dec 23, 2016 · Taiwan Earthquake. Rescue workers transport a body near the collapsed Weiguan Golden Dragon high-rise tower in Tainan, Taiwan, on Feb. 7, 2016 (Image credit: Lam Yik Fei/Getty Images) On Feb. 6, a ...
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, over 316,000 people were killed in the earthquake in Haiti in 2010. With a total number of 3,000 killed people, the earthquake in San Francisco on...
Oct 19, 2023 · The United States Geological Survey ( USGS) is an agency of the United States Department of the Interior. It is a scientific agency that researches Earth systems. Its mission is to make scientific data available to help people understand Earth, prepare for natural disasters, and manage the nation’s natural resources.
