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United States Geological Survey: Scientific agency of the US government
The United States Geological Survey (USGS), founded as the Geological Survey, is an agency of the U.S. 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 extraterrestrial planets and moons based on data from U.S. space probes.

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7.0quake shakes Ferndale; Tsunami Alert Issued Later Cancelled; California Coast on High Alert|WATCH [Video]

7.0quake shakes Ferndale; Tsunami Alert Issued Later Cancelled; California Coast on High Alert|WATCH

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck near Ferndale, California, shaking the region and prompting a tsunami warning that affected over 5.3 million residents along 500 miles of the coastline. Authorities..

Credit: Oneindia     Duration: 03:03Published

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