A rapid-fire barrage of 16 earthquakes slammed Southern California in less than 24 hours, reigniting terrifying fears that ...

A new discovery in the Permian Basin is challenging the narrative that shale oil and gas in the United States is declining.

Over the last few days, the Coachella Valley has experienced more than 20 earthquakes, causing concern among some residents.

The quake caused serious shaking in many parts of the Coachella Valley, located about 130 miles east of Los Angeles.

By tracking swarms of very small earthquakes, seismologists are getting a new picture of the complex region where the San Andreas fault meets the Cascadia subduction zone, an area that could give rise ...

The United States Geological Survey has upgraded an early morning earthquake felt by hundreds in Missouri and Illinois.

Episode 40 of the ongoing Kilauea eruption could begin at any time, according to scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey.

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 ...

The U.S. Geological Survey says that more oil and natural gas in the Permian Basin's Woodford and Barnett shales are ...

The U.S. Geological Survey has assessed significant undiscovered oil and gas resources in the Woodford and Barnett shales of ...

The Trump administration exposed several fault lines at the U.S. Geological Survey. The Trump administration exposed several fault lines at the U.S. Geological Survey. Former USGS Director James ...

The USGS initially reported a 5.9 quake near Dayton, Nevada about 8 a.m. Moments afterward, the USGS deleted the event. The USGS said the first alert was a mistake and they were looking into it.