CBS News

Nearly 75% of the U.S. could experience a damaging earthquake in the next 100 years, new USGS map shows

Aliza Chasan is a Digital Content Producer for "60 Minutes" and CBSNews.com. She has previously written for outlets including PIX11 News, The New York Daily News, Inside Edition and DNAinfo. Aliza ...

A new federal map let’s you see what kind of rocks you are walking on across the country

Whether you're an avid rock collector or simply interested in the world around you — this new tool is designed to make ...
Newsweek

Damaging Earthquakes Could Strike Nearly 75% of the US, USGS Map Shows

Damaging earthquakes could strike nearly 75 percent of the U.S, new research from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) found. Scientists using the USGS National Seismic Hazard Model,created a color-coded ...
GPS World

National Map Viewer adds topo template for GIS

A new geographic information systems (GIS)-ready topographic-map-style template is now available from the USGS National Geospatial Program. The Topo TNM Style Template can be readily used with the ...