United States Geological Survey

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Scientific agency of the United States government

The United States Geological Survey (USGS), founded as the Geological Survey, is an agency of the United States Department of the Interior whose work spans the disciplines of biology, geography, geology, and hydrology. The agency was founded on March 3, 1879, to study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The agency also makes maps of planets and moons, based on data from U.S. space probes.

Also known as...USGS, US Geological Survey, U.S. Geological Survey, U. S. G. S., Geological Survey, United States. Dept. of the Interior. Geological Survey, and United States. Department of the Interior. Geological Survey
Major earthquake strikes off Japan

Major earthquake strikes off Japan A 7.7-magnitude earthquake off Japan's coast has triggered tsunami warnings and evacuations.