United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey (USGS, formerly simply Geological Survey) is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology, geography, geology, and hydrology. The USGS is a fact-finding research organization with no regulatory responsibility.
A bureau of the United States Department of the Interior, it is that department's sole scientific agency. The USGS employs approximately 8,670 people and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia. The USGS also has major offices near Lakewood, Colorado, at the Denver Federal Center, and Menlo Park, California.
The current motto of the USGS, in use since August 1997, is "Science for a changing World." The agency's previous slogan, adopted on the occasion of its hundredth anniversary, was "Earth Science in the Public Service."
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5.2-magnitude quake hits 98 km NW of Villa General Roca, Argentina -- USGS
Xinhua 03 Dec 20201st LD Writethru: 5.2-magnitude quake hits 98 km NW of Villa General Roca, Argentina -- USGS
China.dot.org 03 Dec 2020Urgent: 5.2-magnitude quake hits 98 km NW of Villa General Roca, Argentina -- USGS
China.dot.org 03 Dec 2020Urgent: 5.0-magnitude quake hits 5 km NE of Kurtalan, Turkey -- USGS
China.dot.org 03 Dec 20205.0-magnitude quake hits 5 km NE of Kurtalan, Turkey -- USGS
Xinhua 03 Dec 20205.2-magnitude quake hits 24 km S of Mina, Nevada: USGS
Xinhua 02 Dec 20205.2-magnitude quake hits 101 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga -- USGS
Xinhua 02 Dec 2020Over Three Dozen Earthquakes Shake Same Nevada Area in 15-Hour Span: USGS
NBCBayArea 02 Dec 20205.2-magnitude quake hits 120 km ESE of Antofagasta, Chile: USGS
Xinhua 02 Dec 20205.1-magnitude quake hits central East Pacific Rise: USGS
China.dot.org 02 Dec 20205.2-magnitude quake hits 105 km NE of Kendari, Indonesia: USGS
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