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A magnitude 3.0 earthquake rattled the Farmville area Tuesday afternoon, with people as far away as Leesburg, Culpeper and ...
A minor, 3.0-magnitude earthquake struck in Virginia on Tuesday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The ...
A 2.8 magnitude earthquake struck central Virginia on Tuesday afternoon, the United States Geological Survey reported. The ...
Which is the shortest river in West Virginia? Most sources have heretofore agreed that it’s the Holly River at 3.9 miles. The ...
Over 4000 geologic quadrangle maps and publications are now available online in PDF format. If you know the name of the quadrangle you are interested in, you may locate PDF files using the map series ...
Researchers traced some types of meteorites to particular asteroid families, creating a geologic map of meteorite origins. Most meteorites were generated by just a few recent collisions between ...
A powerful earthquake, combined with rising sea levels, could significantly increase flood risks in the Pacific Northwest, ...
The Indiana native and graduate of Indiana University Southeast came to West Virginia University to pursue a graduate degree in geology on the advice of a professor who was a University graduate.
At Microsoft Research Asia, researchers have developed an AI-agent system designed to help geologists understand geologic maps—tools foundational to long-term earthquake assessment and risk analysis.