Watch this animation from NOAA that uses USGS data to show all of the earthquakes the world has experienced in the first 15 years of the 21st century https://cnn.it/2JscM7k | CNN Replay

Earthquakes can be devastating and strike all over the world. In the last 120 years, many have been extremely large. These are the 5 biggest quakes ever recorded (or at least as recorded since 1900). 5️⃣ MAGNITUDE 9.0, Russia, 1952 – The was the world's first recorded magnitude 9 earthquake. It triggered a large tsunami that struck Hawaii causing over $1 million in damages. 4️⃣ MAGNITUDE 9.1, Japan, 2011 – This earthquake sent a devastating tsunami along coastal Japan, triggered the Fukushima nu

A new USGS map shows where damaging earthquakes are most likely to occur in the United States. View more information and check out the map here: http://nbcbay.com/bufUAnz | NBC Bay Area

A new video shows a timelapse of the lava flows erupted in Kilauea's Lower East Rift Zone between May 16 and June 25. It was created from the GIS files produced for the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory's map updates (https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/multimedia_maps.html), which may be downloaded at https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/imap/5afe0ba7e4b0da30c1bdb9db . Pre-2018 lava flows are shown with purple outlines, current flows in red, and the basemap is the USGS National Map (htt

In the Leilani Estates subdivision, USGS–Hawaiian Volcano Observatory field crews monitoring fissure 8 captured this video of a whirlwind above the lava channel. The vortex of rapidly swirling air entrained hot lava, flinging it meters away. The scientists maintained a safe distance, using a telephoto lens to take this video. The whirlwind lasted about 10 minutes, starting and stopping without warning. A whirlwind forms when hot gases rise and punch through the cooler air above, to create a vert

Episode 23 at the summit of #Kīlauea was short but spectacular. On May 25, the north and south vents in Halemaʻumaʻu erupted for about six hours. Dual fountains were active for much of the episode, as shown in this is USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory webcam timelapse video. Summit tiltmeters began recording inflation immediately following the end of episode 23 and seismic tremor persists. These monitoring patterns indicate that another Kīlauea summit fountaining episode is likely to occur in th