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Our science provides clear, reliable data that protects lives and property, supports energy and mineral decisions, strengthens water infrastructure, and promotes economic growth.</p></div></div> 1294 1295</div> 1296 1297 </div> 1298 1299 1300 1301 1302 1303 </div> 1304 </div> 1305 </div> 1306 </div> 1307</div> 1308 <div class="field-content field-loop-count-2"><div class="api-carousel"> 1309 1310 <div class="grid-container"> 1311 <div class="hp-arrows"> 1312 <div class="c-left"></div> 1313 <div class="c-right"></div> 1314 </div> 1315 <div class="c-usgs-hp-api"> 1316 <h4> 1317<div class="field field--name--field-title field--type--string field--label--hidden"> 1318 1319 <div class="field-title">Latest Earthquake and Volcano Notifications</div> 1320 1321</div> 1322</h4> 1323 <div class="hp-carousel"> 1324 <div class="grid-col-4"> 1325 <div class="usgs-api-blocks c-usgs-api-alert c-usgs-api-alert__orange c-usgs-api-alert__volcano"> 1326 1327 <div class="d-alert-type">Volcano</div> 1328 <h5><a href="https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans2/view/notice/DOI-USGS-HVO-2026-09-23T17:16:19+00:00">Kilauea</a></h5> 1329 1330 <div class="d-alert-body"> 1331 <a href="https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans2/view/notice/DOI-USGS-HVO-2026-09-23T17:16:19+00:00"> 1332 <div class="d-alert-msg">ORANGE - WATCH</div> 1333 <div></div> 1334 <div>2026-09-23 18:23:22 (UTC)</div> 1335 </a> 1336 </div> 1337 1338 1339 </div> 1340 </div> 1341 <div class="grid-col-4"> 1342 <div class="usgs-api-blocks c-usgs-api-alert c-usgs-api-alert__orange c-usgs-api-alert__volcano"> 1343 1344 <div class="d-alert-type">Volcano</div> 1345 <h5><a href="https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans2/view/notice/DOI-USGS-AVO-2026-09-23T17:51:33+00:00">Great Sitkin</a></h5> 1346 1347 <div class="d-alert-body"> 1348 <a href="https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans2/view/notice/DOI-USGS-AVO-2026-09-23T17:51:33+00:00"> 1349 <div class="d-alert-msg">ORANGE - WATCH</div> 1350 <div></div> 1351 <div>2026-09-23 17:54:19 (UTC)</div> 1352 </a> 1353 </div> 1354 1355 1356 </div> 1357 </div> 1358 <div class="grid-col-4"> 1359 <div class="usgs-api-blocks c-usgs-api-alert c-usgs-api-alert__yellow c-usgs-api-alert__volcano"> 1360 1361 <div class="d-alert-type">Volcano</div> 1362 <h5><a href="https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans2/view/notice/DOI-USGS-AVO-2026-09-23T17:51:33+00:00">Shishaldin</a></h5> 1363 1364 <div class="d-alert-body"> 1365 <a href="https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans2/view/notice/DOI-USGS-AVO-2026-09-23T17:51:33+00:00"> 1366 <div class="d-alert-msg">YELLOW - ADVISORY</div> 1367 <div></div> 1368 <div>2026-09-23 17:54:19 (UTC)</div> 1369 </a> 1370 </div> 1371 1372 1373 </div> 1374 </div> 1375 <div class="grid-col-4"> 1376 <div class="usgs-api-blocks c-usgs-api-alert c-usgs-api-alert__green c-usgs-api-alert__earthquake"> 1377 1378 <div class="d-alert-type">Earthquake</div> 1379 <h5><a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000tiqc">Magnitude 6.4</a></h5> 1380 1381 1382 <div class="d-alert-body"> 1383 <a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000tiqc"> 1384 <div>49 km NNE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea</div> 1385 </a> 1386 <div class="d-alert-updated">2026-09-20 09:17:36 (UTC)</div> 1387 <div class="d-alert-msg">Pager Alert Level: Green</div> 1388 <div class="d-alert-msg">MMI: <span class="usgs-alert--mmi usgs-alert--mmi__V">V</span> (Moderate Shaking) 104.3 km</div> 1389 </div> 1390 1391 </div> 1392 </div> 1393 <div class="grid-col-4"> 1394 <div class="usgs-api-blocks c-usgs-api-alert c-usgs-api-alert__yellow c-usgs-api-alert__volcano"> 1395 1396 <div class="d-alert-type">Volcano</div> 1397 <h5><a href="https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans2/view/notice/DOI-USGS-NMI-2026-09-18T
139700:41:02+00:00">Ahyi Seamount</a></h5> 1398 1399 <div class="d-alert-body"> 1400 <a href="https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans2/view/notice/DOI-USGS-NMI-2026-09-18T00:41:02+00:00"> 1401 <div class="d-alert-msg">YELLOW - ADVISORY</div> 1402 <div></div> 1403 <div>2026-09-18 00:41:48 (UTC)</div> 1404 </a> 1405 </div> 1406 1407 1408 </div> 1409 </div> 1410 <div class="grid-col-4"> 1411 <div class="usgs-api-blocks c-usgs-api-alert c-usgs-api-alert__green c-usgs-api-alert__earthquake"> 1412 1413 <div class="d-alert-type">Earthquake</div> 1414 <h5><a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000ti1p">Magnitude 6.5</a></h5> 1415 1416 1417 <div class="d-alert-body"> 1418 <a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000ti1p"> 1419 <div>169 km W of Nikolski, Alaska</div> 1420 </a> 1421 <div class="d-alert-updated">2026-09-17 14:19:52 (UTC)</div> 1422 <div class="d-alert-msg">Pager Alert Level: Green</div> 1423 <div class="d-alert-msg">MMI: <span class="usgs-alert--mmi usgs-alert--mmi__V">V</span> (Moderate Shaking) 98.0 km</div> 1424 </div> 1425 1426 </div> 1427 </div> 1428 <div class="grid-col-4"> 1429 <div class="usgs-api-blocks c-usgs-api-alert c-usgs-api-alert__green c-usgs-api-alert__earthquake"> 1430 1431 <div class="d-alert-type">Earthquake</div> 1432 <h5><a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000tgrk">Magnitude 6.5</a></h5> 1433 1434 1435 <div class="d-alert-body"> 1436 <a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000tgrk"> 1437 <div>126 km NNE of Teluknaga, Indonesia</div> 1438 </a> 1439 <div class="d-alert-updated">2026-09-11 21:23:56 (UTC)</div> 1440 <div class="d-alert-msg">Pager Alert Level: Green</div> 1441 <div class="d-alert-msg">MMI: <span class="usgs-alert--mmi usgs-alert--mmi__III">III</span> (Weak Shaking) 372.0 km</div> 1442 </div> 1443 1444 </div> 1445 </div> 1446 <div class="grid-col-4"> 1447 <div class="usgs-api-blocks c-usgs-api-alert c-usgs-api-alert__ c-usgs-api-alert__earthquake"> 1448 1449 <div class="d-alert-type">Earthquake</div> 1450 <h5><a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/uw714095342">Magnitude 3.75</a></h5> 1451 1452 1453 <div class="d-alert-body"> 1454 <a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/uw714095342"> 1455 <div>20 km E of Castle Rock, Washington</div> 1456 </a> 1457 <div class="d-alert-updated">2026-09-05 11:09:28 (UTC)</div> 1458 <div class="d-alert-msg">Pager Alert Level: Gray (Null)</div> 1459 <div class="d-alert-msg">MMI: <span class="usgs-alert--mmi usgs-alert--mmi__IV">IV</span> (Light Shaking) 17.7 km</div> 1460 </div> 1461 1462 </div> 1463 </div> 1464 <div class="grid-col-4"> 1465 <div class="usgs-api-blocks c-usgs-api-alert c-usgs-api-alert__yellow c-usgs-api-alert__earthquake"> 1466 1467 <div class="d-alert-type">Earthquake</div> 1468 <h5><a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000tdw6">Magnitude 5.4</a></h5> 1469 1470 1471 <div class="d-alert-body"> 1472 <a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000tdw6"> 1473 <div>21 km WNW of Jiangyou, China</div> 1474 </a> 1475 <div class="d-alert-updated">2026-09-03 11:39:42 (UTC)</div> 1476 <div class="d-alert-msg">Pager Alert Level: Yellow</div> 1477 <div class="d-alert-msg">MMI: <span class="usgs-alert--mmi usgs-alert--mmi__VI">VI</span> (Strong Shaking) 10.0 km</div> 1478 </div> 1479 1480 </div> 1481 </div> 1482 <div class="grid-col-4"> 1483 <div class="usgs-api-blocks c-usgs-api-alert c-usgs-api-alert__green c-usgs-api-alert__earthquake"> 1484 1485 <div class="d-alert-type">Earthquake</div> 1486 <h5><a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000tdvt">Magnitude 6.3</a></h5> 1487 1488 1489 <div class="d-alert-body"> 1490 <a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000tdvt"> 1491 <div>84 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska</div> 1492 </a> 1493 <div class="d-alert-updated">2026-09-03 11:17:24 (UTC)</div> 1494 <div class="d-alert-msg">Pager Alert Level: Green</div> 1495 <div class="d-alert-msg">MMI: <span class="usgs-alert--mmi usgs-alert--mmi__IV">IV</span> (Light Shaking) 35.0 km</div> 1496 </div> 1497 1498 </div> 1499 </div> 1500 <div class="grid-col-4"> 1501 <div class="usgs-api-blocks c-usgs-api-alert c-usgs-api-alert__ c-u
1501sgs-api-alert__earthquake"> 1502 1503 <div class="d-alert-type">Earthquake</div> 1504 <h5><a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000tbwb">Magnitude 5.2</a></h5> 1505 1506 1507 <div class="d-alert-body"> 1508 <a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000tbwb"> 1509 <div>55 km NW of KodÄriÌÌ, Nepal</div> 1510 </a> 1511 <div class="d-alert-updated">2026-08-26 02:52:10 (UTC)</div> 1512 <div class="d-alert-msg">Pager Alert Level: Gray (Null)</div> 1513 <div class="d-alert-msg"> </div> 1514 </div> 1515 1516 </div> 1517 </div> 1518 1519 </div> 1520 1521 </div> 1522 </div> 1523 1524</div> 1525</div> 1526 <div class="field-content field-loop-count-3"> 1527 1528 1529 <div class="usgs-container__full-width"> 1530 <div class="paragraph--type--full-width-section" style="" aria-label=""> 1531 1532 <div class="usgs-full-width-section "> 1533 1534 <div class="grid-container"> 1535 1536 <h1> 1537 1538<div class="field field--name--field-title field--type--string field--label--hidden"> 1539 1540 <div class="field-title">Real-time Data</div> 1541 1542</div> 1543 1544 </h1> 1545 1546 1547 <div class="field-intro"> 1548 1549 </div> 1550 1551 1552 1553 1554<div class="field field--name--field-image-cards-section field--type--entity-reference-revisions field--label--hidden"> 1555 1556 <div class="field-image-cards-section"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--image-cards paragraph--view-mode--homepage"> 1557 1558 1559 1560 1561 1562<div class="field field--name--field-image-cards field--type--entity-reference-revisions field--label--hidden field--name--field_image_cards--homepage"> 1563 <div class="grid-row grid-gap"> 1564 1565 <div class="tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop-lg:grid-col-4 field-image-cards"> 1566 1567 1568 1569 <div class="paragraph--type--image-card" > 1570 <div class="c-usgs-image-card" style="" aria-label=""> 1571 1572 <a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/" class="d-link"><span class="usa-sr-only usgs-screenreader-only">Earthquakes</span></a> 1573 1574 <h4 class="d-title"> 1575<div class="field field--name--field-title field--type--string field--label--hidden"> 1576 1577 <div class="field-title">Earthquakes</div> 1578 1579</div> 1580</h4> 1581 1582 1583 </div> 1584 </div> 1585</div> 1586 <div class="tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop-lg:grid-col-4 field-image-cards"> 1587 1588 1589 1590 <div class="paragraph--type--image-card" > 1591 <div class="c-usgs-image-card" style="" aria-label=""> 1592 1593 <a href="/programs/VHP" class="d-link"><span class="usa-sr-only usgs-screenreader-only">Volcanoes</span></a> 1594 1595 <h4 class="d-title"> 1596<div class="field field--name--field-title field--type--string field--label--hidden"> 1597 1598 <div class="field-title">Volcanoes</div> 1599 1600</div> 1601</h4> 1602 1603 1604 </div> 1605 </div> 1606</div> 1607 <div class="tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop-lg:grid-col-4 field-image-cards"> 1608 1609 1610 1611 <div class="paragraph--type--image-card" > 1612 <div class="c-usgs-image-card" style="" aria-label=""> 1613 1614 <a href="https://waterdata.usgs.gov/" class="d-link"><span class="usa-sr-only usgs-screenreader-only">Water</span></a> 1615 1616 <h4 class="d-title"> 1617<div class="field field--name--field-title field--type--string field--label--hidden"> 1618 1619 <div class="field-title">Water</div> 1620 1621</div> 1622</h4> 1623 1624 1625 </div> 1626 </div> 1627</div> 1628 </div> 1629</div> 1630 1631 1632 1633 </div> 1634</div> 1635 1636</div> 1637 1638 1639 </div> 1640 </div> 1641 </div> 1642 </div> 1643</div> 1644 <div class="field-content field-loop-count-4"> 1645 1646 1647 <div class="usgs-container__full-width"> 1648 <div class="paragraph--type--full-width-section" style="background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(0,0,0,.5), rgba(0,0,0,.5)), url('https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/carousel/public/media/images/LC09_204052_20220128_B432_Guinea-Bissau.jpg?h=02c5c2a6&itok=_tY9kEza'); background-position: 50% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover;" aria-label="Landsat 9 Image of Western Guinea-Bissau"> 1649 1650 <div class="usgs-full-width-section full-section-background"> 1651 1652 <div class="grid-container"> 1653 1654 <h1> 1655 1656<div class="field field--name--field-title field--type--string field--label--hidden"> 1657 1658 <div class="field-title">Maps</div> 1659 1660</div> 1661 1662 </h1> 1663 1664 1665 <div class="field-intro"> 1666 1667<div class="field field--name--field-text-with-media field--type--text-long field--label--hidden"> 1668 1669 <div class="field-text-with-media"><div class="tex2jax_process"><p>The USGS has over a century of experience producing maps and related information providing critical data for sustaining and improving quality of life and economic vitality of the nation. We organize, maintain, and publish the foundational data of the nation's topography, natural landscape, developed areas, and more.</p></div></div> 1670 1671</div> 1672 1673 </div> 1674 1675 1676 1677 1678<div class="field field--name--field-image-cards-section field--type--entity-reference-revisions field--label--hidden"> 1679 1680 <div class="field-image-cards-section"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--image-cards paragraph--view-mode--h
1680omepage"> 1681 1682 1683 1684 1685 1686<div class="field field--name--field-image-cards field--type--entity-reference-revisions field--label--hidden field--name--field_image_cards--homepage"> 1687 <div class="grid-row grid-gap"> 1688 1689 <div class="tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop-lg:grid-col-4 field-image-cards"> 1690 1691 1692 1693 <div class="paragraph--type--image-card" > 1694 <div class="c-usgs-image-card" style="" aria-label=""> 1695 1696 <a href="/science/science-explorer/maps-and-mapping" class="d-link"><span class="usa-sr-only usgs-screenreader-only">Intro to Mapping</span></a> 1697 1698 <h4 class="d-title"> 1699<div class="field field--name--field-title field--type--string field--label--hidden"> 1700 1701 <div class="field-title">Intro to Mapping</div> 1702 1703</div> 1704</h4> 1705 1706 1707 </div> 1708 </div> 1709</div> 1710 <div class="tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop-lg:grid-col-4 field-image-cards"> 1711 1712 1713 1714 <div class="paragraph--type--image-card" > 1715 <div class="c-usgs-image-card" style="" aria-label=""> 1716 1717 <a href="https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/topoview/" class="d-link"><span class="usa-sr-only usgs-screenreader-only">Topographic Maps</span></a> 1718 1719 <h4 class="d-title"> 1720<div class="field field--name--field-title field--type--string field--label--hidden"> 1721 1722 <div class="field-title">Topographic Maps</div> 1723 1724</div> 1725</h4> 1726 1727 1728 </div> 1729 </div> 1730</div> 1731 <div class="tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop-lg:grid-col-4 field-image-cards"> 1732 1733 1734 1735 <div class="paragraph--type--image-card" > 1736 <div class="c-usgs-image-card" style="" aria-label=""> 1737 1738 <a href="https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/ngmdb/ngmdb_home.html" class="d-link"><span class="usa-sr-only usgs-screenreader-only">Geologic Maps</span></a> 1739 1740 <h4 class="d-title"> 1741<div class="field field--name--field-title field--type--string field--label--hidden"> 1742 1743 <div class="field-title">Geologic Maps</div> 1744 1745</div> 1746</h4> 1747 1748 1749 </div> 1750 </div> 1751</div> 1752 <div class="tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop-lg:grid-col-4 field-image-cards"> 1753 1754 1755 1756 <div class="paragraph--type--image-card" > 1757 <div class="c-usgs-image-card" style="" aria-label=""> 1758 1759 <a href="https://topobuilder.nationalmap.gov/" class="d-link"><span class="usa-sr-only usgs-screenreader-only">Build Your Own Map</span></a> 1760 1761 <h4 class="d-title"> 1762<div class="field field--name--field-title field--type--string field--label--hidden"> 1763 1764 <div class="field-title">Build Your Own Map</div> 1765 1766</div> 1767</h4> 1768 1769 1770 </div> 1771 </div> 1772</div> 1773 <div class="tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop-lg:grid-col-4 field-image-cards"> 1774 1775 1776 1777 <div class="paragraph--type--image-card" > 1778 <div class="c-usgs-image-card" style="" aria-label=""> 1779 1780 <a href="https://www.usgs.gov/the-national-map-data-delivery/gis-data-download" class="d-link"><span class="usa-sr-only usgs-screenreader-only">GIS and Mapping Data</span></a> 1781 1782 <h4 class="d-title"> 1783<div class="field field--name--field-title field--type--string field--label--hidden"> 1784 1785 <div class="field-title">GIS and Mapping Data</div> 1786 1787</div> 1788</h4> 1789 1790 1791 </div> 1792 </div> 1793</div> 1794 <div class="tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop-lg:grid-col-4 field-image-cards"> 1795 1796 1797 1798 <div class="paragraph--type--image-card" > 1799 <div class="c-usgs-image-card" style="" aria-label=""> 1800 1801 <a href="https://store.usgs.gov/maps" class="d-link"><span class="usa-sr-only usgs-screenreader-only">Order a Map</span></a> 1802 1803 <h4 class="d-title"> 1804<div class="field field--name--field-title field--type--string field--label--hidden"> 1805 1806 <div class="field-title">Order a Map</div> 1807 1808</div> 1809</h4> 1810 1811 1812 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We partner with state geological surveys, private industry, universities and federal agencies in efforts to identify new mineral resources below ground and in old mine tailings and energy wastes.</p></div></div> 2044 2045</div> 2046 2047 </div> 2048 2049 2050<div class="field field--name--field-ctas field--type--link field--label--hidden"> 2051 2052 <div class="field-ctas"><a href="/nmic" class="usgs-button carousel-cta">Learn More</a></div> 2053 2054</div> 2055 2056 2057 2058<div class="field field--name--field-image-cards-section field--type--entity-reference-revisions field--label--hidden"> 2059 2060 <div class="field-image-cards-section"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--image-cards paragraph--view-mode--h
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Line numbers count LF bytes from the start of the resource, as the search results do. Vendor segments are library code the classifier recognised; they are stored but not indexed. Bytes are shown as Latin1 characters, one per byte.