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Interior and Agriculture Departments Announce Joint New Climate Change Research Projects on SE and NW Freshwater Systems

Released: July 29, 2010

WASHINGTON – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar today announced joint scientific research projects that address the effects of climate change on freshwater systems... read more

Scientists Set Sail to Map the Arctic Seafloor

Released: July 27, 2010

American and Canadian scientists are setting sail this summer to map the Arctic seafloor and gather data to help define the outer limits of the continental shelf. Each coastal nation may exercise sovereign... read more

New Species Comes out of its Shell and onto the Map

Released: July 22, 2010

A new species of turtle no bigger than a small dinner plate has been discovered, bringing the number of native turtle species in the U.S. to 57. The Pearl River map turtle, discovered by scientists from... read more

Earthquakes M 2.5+ Past 7 Days
Saturday, July 31, 2010 at 17:19

M 2.6, Central California

36.519°N 121.101°W

Saturday, July 31, 2010 09:23:54 UTC
Saturday, July 31, 2010 02:23:54 AM at epicenter

Depth: 4.80 km (2.98 mi)

Saturday, July 31, 2010 at 7:19

M 2.9, Alaska Peninsula

58.630°N 156.250°W

Friday, July 30, 2010 23:40:57 UTC
Friday, July 30, 2010 03:40:57 PM at epicenter

Depth: 137.00 km (85.13 mi)

Friday, July 30, 2010 at 21:19

M 5.6, northeastern Iran

35.260°N 59.289°E

Friday, July 30, 2010 13:50:12 UTC
Friday, July 30, 2010 05:20:12 PM at epicenter

Depth: 17.50 km (10.87 mi)

Friday, July 30, 2010 at 11:19

M 6.2, off the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia

52.535°N 159.919°E

Friday, July 30, 2010 03:56:14 UTC
Friday, July 30, 2010 03:56:14 PM at epicenter

Depth: 21.00 km (13.05 mi)

Thursday, July 29, 2010 at 15:19

M 6.4, Moro Gulf, Mindanao, Philippines

6.474°N 123.379°E

Thursday, July 29, 2010 07:31:56 UTC
Thursday, July 29, 2010 03:31:56 PM at epicenter

Depth: 618.80 km (384.50 mi)

Earthquakes M 5+ Past 7 Days
Saturday, July 31, 2010 at 21:19

M 5.4, north of Ascension Island

0.727°S 15.977°W

Saturday, July 31, 2010 11:36:56 UTC
Saturday, July 31, 2010 10:36:56 AM at epicenter

Depth: 10.40 km (6.46 mi)

Saturday, July 31, 2010 at 11:19

M 5.1, Fiji region

21.160°S 176.518°W

Friday, July 30, 2010 18:19:33 UTC
Saturday, July 31, 2010 06:19:33 AM at epicenter

Depth: 89.80 km (55.80 mi)

Saturday, July 31, 2010 at 1:19

M 5.0, near the coast of Nicaragua

11.634°N 86.721°W

Friday, July 30, 2010 14:41:29 UTC
Friday, July 30, 2010 08:41:29 AM at epicenter

Depth: 96.20 km (59.78 mi)

Friday, July 30, 2010 at 15:19

M 5.2, Balleny Islands region

61.426°S 154.195°E

Friday, July 30, 2010 04:37:20 UTC
Friday, July 30, 2010 02:37:20 PM at epicenter

Depth: 10.00 km (6.21 mi)

Friday, July 30, 2010 at 5:19

M 5.0, Colombia

4.000°N 75.046°W

Thursday, July 29, 2010 19:34:48 UTC
Thursday, July 29, 2010 02:34:48 PM at epicenter

Depth: 63.30 km (39.33 mi)