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Geothermal energy from Nevada's Great Basin could supply as much as 10 percent of the United States' electricity needs, according to a newly released assessment by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

The U.S. Geological Survey recorded an earthquake on Guam with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 at 12:57 p.m. Tuesday, but didn't raise any tsunami threat. There were no injuries and damages reported.

WELL, YOU MIGHT HAVE FELT IT. AN EARTHQUAKE SHOOK PART OF THE SEACOAST THIS AFTERNOON. THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY REPORTING A 1.6 MAGNITUDE QUAKE AROUND A 1:45 THIS AFTERNOON. IT SAID THE ...

TAIPEI - A 5.9-magnitude offshore earthquake rattled Taiwan on June 11, the US Geological Survey said, with AFP journalists reporting buildings shaking in the capital Taipei. Firefighters were ...

The strong quake struck 82 kilometres northeast of Crete's capital Heraklion Athens: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit off the Greek islands of Crete and Santorini on Thursday, the US Geological ...

Earthquake of Magnitude 6.6 Strikes Northeast of Angoram, Papua New Guinea, USGS Says (Reuters) -A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck northeast of Angoram, Papua New Guinea, early on Wednesday ...

The Royal Colombo Golf Club emerged victorious at the Air Force Eagles Golf Link after a thrilling contest at the Quadrangle Cup Inter-Club Golf Tournament in Chinabay, Trincomalee recently. This ...

Clark, 23, missed the past five games with a left quad strain sustained during the Fever's previous meeting with the defending champion Liberty on May 24. Indiana went 2-3 without Clark ...

And she won't return for at least a couple of weeks . The Indiana Fever announced Monday that Clark had suffered a left quad strain and that she'll miss at least two weeks while recovering from ...

The injury, Chloe Peterson of the Indianapolis Star reported, is a new one that is unrelated to the left quad injury that caused Clark to miss the Fever’s preseason opener. She returned for the ...

MANILA, Philippines — After 15 hearings and over 100 hours of grilling various resource persons—including former President Rodrigo Duterte—the House of Representatives’ quad committee ...