🚨California: 98 Earthquakes In 24 Hours | Major Fault Zone Southern California’s live USGS map is showing 98 earthquakes in the last 24 hours in the region I am tracking, with many of those tiny tremors lining up along major fault trends. On the surface, 98 sounds extreme, but this is where the deeper story starts. USGS estimates that Southern California averages around 10,000 earthquakes every year. That is roughly 25–30 quakes per day on average, and most of them are so small that nobody feel

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USGS scientists who study environmental change lead exciting lives. Take a peek into the daily lives of those who work with the Climate Research and Development Program in our video. 👀🎬🍿📽️ Learn more about their work here: https://ow.ly/lSQO50PM9Hr USGS video by Peter Pearsall Watch the close-captioned version of the video here: https://ow.ly/lczx50PM9Ht And the audio-described version of the video here: https://ow.ly/o0vp50PM9yv | U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

The @USGS Streamgaging Program has been measuring our Nation’s rivers and streams since 1889. We have gone a long way from the first 27 gages installed to measure streamflow for hydropower to today’s 8,532 rural and urban gages which can measure both water quantity and quality. USGS streamgages are critical for managing streamflow, forecasting floods, operating hydropower plants, identifying safe recreation conditions, supporting infrastructure and transportation, and more. This week, we present