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Two million people are told to evacuate in Japan after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake, one of the strongest ever, hits Russia's ...

A massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s remote east coast Wednesday local time, sending tsunami waves coursing ...

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One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia’s Far East early Wednesday, sending tsunami waves crashing onto ...

A major earthquake struck off the Russian coast. The quake triggered a tsunami alert across the Pacific. The United States ...

Books Received Published: 21 March 1889 United States Geological Survey H. B. Nature 39, 484–485 (1889) Cite this article ...

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) was founded on March 3rd, 1879, through an Act of Congress. At the time, the small staff was tasked with mapping public lands and hunting for minerals.