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1265                              <h2 class="carousel-title widescreen:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-12">Hurricane Readiness 2026: USGS Tools That Help Communities Stay Safe</h2>
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1392
1393                      <div class="d-alert-body">
1394              <a href="https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans2/view/notice/DOI-USGS-HVO-2026-09-30T18:39:21+00:00">
1395                <div class="d-alert-msg">ORANGE - WATCH</div>
1396                <div></div>
1397                <div>2026-09-30 19:25:36 (UTC)</div>
1398              </a>
1399            </div>
1400          
1401          
1402        </div>
1403      </div>
1404          <div class="grid-col-4">
1405        <div class="usgs-api-blocks c-usgs-api-alert c-usgs-api-alert__green c-usgs-api-alert__earthquake">
1406
1407          <div class="d-alert-type">Earthquake</div>
1408          <h5><a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/uw714111952">Magnitude 4.15</a></h5>
1409
1410          
1411                      <div class="d-alert-body">
1412              <a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/uw714111952">
1413                <div>6 km WNW of Wauna, Washington</div>
1414              </a>
1415              <div class="d-alert-updated">2026-09-29 21:05:56 (UTC)</div>
1416              <div class="d-alert-msg">Pager Alert Level: Green</div>
1417              <div class="d-alert-msg">MMI: <span class="usgs-alert--mmi usgs-alert--mmi__III">III</span> (Weak Shaking) 27.9 km</div>
1418            </div>
1419          
1420        </div>
1421      </div>
1422          <div class="grid-col-4">
1423        <div class="usgs-api-blocks c-usgs-api-alert c-usgs-api-alert__green c-usgs-api-alert__earthquake">
1424
1425          <div class="d-alert-type">Earthquake</div>
1426          <h5><a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000txpi">Magnitude 6.6</a></h5>
1427
1428          
1429                      <div class="d-alert-body">
1430              <a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000txpi">
1431                <div>80 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia</div>
1432              </a>
1433              <div class="d-alert-updated">2026-09-25 21:23:03 (UTC)</div>
1434              <div class="d-alert-msg">Pager Alert Level: Green</div>
1435              <div class="d-alert-msg">MMI: <span class="usgs-alert--mmi usgs-alert--mmi__VI">VI</span> (Strong Shaking) 10.0 km</div>
1436            </div>
1437          
1438        </div>
1439      </div>
1440          <div class="grid-col-4">
1441        <div class="usgs-api-blocks c-usgs-api-alert c-usgs-api-alert__yellow c-usgs-api-alert__volcano">
1442
1443          <div class="d-alert-type">Volcano</div>
1444          <h5><a href="https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans2/view/notice/DOI-USGS-NMI-2026-09-24T20:22:11+00:00">Ahyi Seamount</a></h5>
1445
1446                      <div class="d-alert-body">
1447              <a href="https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans2/view/notice/DOI-USGS-NMI-2026-09-24T20:22:11+00:00">
1448                <div class="d-alert-msg">YELLOW - ADVISORY</div>
1449                <div></div>
1450                <div>2026-09-24 20:22:34 (UTC)</div>
1451              </a>
1452            </div>
1453          
1454          
1455        </div>
1456      </div>
1457          <div class="grid-col-4">
1458        <div class="usgs-api-blocks c-usgs-api-alert c-usgs-api-alert__green c-usgs-api-alert__earthquake">
1459
1460          <div class="d-alert-type">Earthquake</div>
1461          <h5><a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000tiqc">Magnitude 6.4</a></h5>
1462
1463          
1464                      <div class="d-alert-body">
1465              <a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000tiqc">
1466                <div>49 km NNE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea</div>
1467              </a>
1468              <div class="d-alert-updated">2026-09-20 09:17:36 (UTC)</div>
1469              <div class="d-alert-msg">Pager Alert Level: Green</div>
1470              <div class="d-alert-msg">MMI: <span class="usgs-alert--mmi usgs-alert--mmi__V">V</span> (Moderate Shaking) 104.3 km</div>
1471            </div>
1472          
1473        </div>
1474      </div>
1475          <div class="grid-col-4">
1476        <div class="usgs-api-blocks c-usgs-api-alert c-usgs-api-alert__green c-usgs-api-alert__earthquake">
1477
1478          <div class="d-alert-type">Earthquake</div>
1479          <h5><a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000ti1p">Magnitude 6.5</a></h5>
1480
1481          
1482                      <div class="d-alert-body">
1483              <a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000ti1p">
1484                <div>177 km W of Nikolski, Alaska</div>
1485              </a>
1486              <div class="d-alert-updated">2026-09-17 14:19:52 (UTC)</div>
1487              <div class="d-alert-msg">Pager Alert Level: Green</div>
1488              <div class="d-alert-msg">MMI: <span class="usgs-alert--mmi usgs-alert--mmi__V">V</span> (Moderate Shaking) 98.0 km</div>
1489            </div>
1490          
1491        </div>
1492      </div>
1493          <div class="grid-col-4">
1494        <div class="usgs-api-blocks c-usgs-api-alert c-usgs-api-alert__green c-usgs-api-alert__earthquake">
1495
1496          <div class="d-alert-type">Earthquake</div>
1497          <h5><a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000tgrk">Magnitude 6.5</a></h5>
1498
1499          
1500                      <div class="d-alert-body">
1501              <a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000tgrk">
1502                <div>126 km NNE of Teluknaga, Indonesia</div>
1503              </a>
1504              <div class="d-alert-updated">2026-09-11 21:23:56 (UTC)</div>
1505              <div class="d-alert-msg">Pager Alert Level: Green</div>
1506              <div class="d-alert-msg">MMI: <span class="usgs-alert--mmi usgs-alert--mmi__III">III</span> (Weak Shaking) 372.0 km</div>
1507            </div>
1508          
1509        </div>
1510      </div>
1511          <div class="grid-col-4">
1512        <div class="usgs-api-blocks c-usgs-api-alert c-usgs-api-alert__ c-u
1512sgs-api-alert__earthquake">
1513
1514          <div class="d-alert-type">Earthquake</div>
1515          <h5><a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/uw714095342">Magnitude 3.75</a></h5>
1516
1517          
1518                      <div class="d-alert-body">
1519              <a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/uw714095342">
1520                <div>20 km E of Castle Rock, Washington</div>
1521              </a>
1522              <div class="d-alert-updated">2026-09-05 11:09:28 (UTC)</div>
1523              <div class="d-alert-msg">Pager Alert Level: Gray (Null)</div>
1524              <div class="d-alert-msg">MMI: <span class="usgs-alert--mmi usgs-alert--mmi__IV">IV</span> (Light Shaking) 17.7 km</div>
1525            </div>
1526          
1527        </div>
1528      </div>
1529          <div class="grid-col-4">
1530        <div class="usgs-api-blocks c-usgs-api-alert c-usgs-api-alert__orange c-usgs-api-alert__earthquake">
1531
1532          <div class="d-alert-type">Earthquake</div>
1533          <h5><a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000tdw6">Magnitude 5.5</a></h5>
1534
1535          
1536                      <div class="d-alert-body">
1537              <a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000tdw6">
1538                <div>17 km WNW of Jiangyou, China</div>
1539              </a>
1540              <div class="d-alert-updated">2026-09-03 11:39:42 (UTC)</div>
1541              <div class="d-alert-msg">Pager Alert Level: Orange</div>
1542              <div class="d-alert-msg">MMI: <span class="usgs-alert--mmi usgs-alert--mmi__VI">VI</span> (Strong Shaking) 10.0 km</div>
1543            </div>
1544          
1545        </div>
1546      </div>
1547          <div class="grid-col-4">
1548        <div class="usgs-api-blocks c-usgs-api-alert c-usgs-api-alert__green c-usgs-api-alert__earthquake">
1549
1550          <div class="d-alert-type">Earthquake</div>
1551          <h5><a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000tdvt">Magnitude 6.3</a></h5>
1552
1553          
1554                      <div class="d-alert-body">
1555              <a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000tdvt">
1556                <div>89 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska</div>
1557              </a>
1558              <div class="d-alert-updated">2026-09-03 11:17:22 (UTC)</div>
1559              <div class="d-alert-msg">Pager Alert Level: Green</div>
1560              <div class="d-alert-msg">MMI: <span class="usgs-alert--mmi usgs-alert--mmi__IV">IV</span> (Light Shaking) 21.0 km</div>
1561            </div>
1562          
1563        </div>
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1565    
1566  </div>
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1568    </div>
1569  </div>
1570
1571</div>
1572</div>
1573          <div  class="field-content field-loop-count-3">
1574
1575
1576  <div class="usgs-container__full-width">
1577    <div class="paragraph--type--full-width-section" style="" aria-label="">
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1579      <div class="usgs-full-width-section ">
1580
1581        <div class="grid-container">
1582          
1583                      <h1>
1584              
1585<div class="field field--name--field-title field--type--string field--label--hidden">
1586    
1587      <div  class="field-title">Real-time Data</div>
1588  
1589</div>
1590
1591            </h1>
1592          
1593
1594          <div class="field-intro">
1595            
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1609<div class="field field--name--field-image-cards field--type--entity-reference-revisions field--label--hidden field--name--field_image_cards--homepage">
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1612          <div  class="tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop-lg:grid-col-4 field-image-cards">
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1616  <div class="paragraph--type--image-card" >
1617          <div class="c-usgs-image-card" style="" aria-label="">
1618
1619                              <a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/" class="d-link"><span class="usa-sr-only usgs-screenreader-only">Earthquakes</span></a>
1620                  
1621                  <h4 class="d-title">
1622<div class="field field--name--field-title field--type--string field--label--hidden">
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1624      <div  class="field-title">Earthquakes</div>
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1627</h4>
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1632</div>
1633          <div  class="tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop-lg:gr
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1634
1635
1636
1637  <div class="paragraph--type--image-card" >
1638          <div class="c-usgs-image-card" style="" aria-label="">
1639
1640                              <a href="/programs/VHP" class="d-link"><span class="usa-sr-only usgs-screenreader-only">Volcanoes</span></a>
1641                  
1642                  <h4 class="d-title">
1643<div class="field field--name--field-title field--type--string field--label--hidden">
1644    
1645      <div  class="field-title">Volcanoes</div>
1646  
1647</div>
1648</h4>
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1654          <div  class="tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop-lg:grid-col-4 field-image-cards">
1655
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1658  <div class="paragraph--type--image-card" >
1659          <div class="c-usgs-image-card" style="" aria-label="">
1660
1661                              <a href="https://waterdata.usgs.gov/" class="d-link"><span class="usa-sr-only usgs-screenreader-only">Water</span></a>
1662                  
1663                  <h4 class="d-title">
1664<div class="field field--name--field-title field--type--string field--label--hidden">
1665    
1666      <div  class="field-title">Water</div>
1667  
1668</div>
1669</h4>
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1690</div>
1691          <div  class="field-content field-loop-count-4">
1692
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1694  <div class="usgs-container__full-width">
1695    <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(&#039;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&amp;itok=_tY9kEza&#039;); background-position: 50% 50%;  background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover;" aria-label="Landsat 9 Image of Western Guinea-Bissau">
1696
1697      <div class="usgs-full-width-section full-section-background">
1698
1699        <div class="grid-container">
1700          
1701                      <h1>
1702              
1703<div class="field field--name--field-title field--type--string field--label--hidden">
1704    
1705      <div  class="field-title">Maps</div>
1706  
1707</div>
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1709            </h1>
1710          
1711
1712          <div class="field-intro">
1713            
1714<div class="field field--name--field-text-with-media field--type--text-long field--label--hidden">
1715    
1716      <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&nbsp;organize, maintain, and publish&nbsp;the foundational data of the nation's topography, natural landscape, developed areas, and more.</p></div></div>
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1736          <div  class="tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop-lg:grid-col-4 field-image-cards">
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1741          <div class="c-usgs-image-card" style="" aria-label="">
1742
1743                              <a href="/science/science-explorer/maps-and-mapping" class="d-link"><span class="usa-sr-only usgs-screenreader-only">Intro to Mapping</span></a>
1744                  
1745                  <h4 class="d-title">
1746<div class="field field--name--field-title field--type--string field--label--hidden">
1747    
1748      <div  class="field-title">Intro to Mapping</div>
1749  
1750</div>
1751</h4>
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1754      </div>
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1756</div>
1757          <div  class="tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop-lg:grid-col-4 field-image-cards">
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1761  <div class="paragraph--type--image-card" >
1762          <div class="c-usgs-image-card" style="" aria-label="">
1763
1764                              <a href="https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/topoview/" class="d-link"><span class="usa-sr-only usgs-screenreader-only">Topographic Maps</span></a>
1765                  
1766                  <h4 class="d-title">
1767<div class="field field--name--field-title field--type--string field--label--hidden">
1768    
1769      <div  class="field-title">Topographic Maps</div>
1770  
1771</div>
1772</h4>
1773        
1774        
1775      </div>
1776      </div>
1777</div>
1778          <div  class="tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop-lg:gr
1778id-col-4 field-image-cards">
1779
1780
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1782  <div class="paragraph--type--image-card" >
1783          <div class="c-usgs-image-card" style="" aria-label="">
1784
1785                              <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>
1786                  
1787                  <h4 class="d-title">
1788<div class="field field--name--field-title field--type--string field--label--hidden">
1789    
1790      <div  class="field-title">Geologic Maps</div>
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1793</h4>
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1799          <div  class="tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop-lg:grid-col-4 field-image-cards">
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1806                              <a href="https://topobuilder.nationalmap.gov/" class="d-link"><span class="usa-sr-only usgs-screenreader-only">Build Your Own Map</span></a>
1807                  
1808                  <h4 class="d-title">
1809<div class="field field--name--field-title field--type--string field--label--hidden">
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1811      <div  class="field-title">Build Your Own Map</div>
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1820          <div  class="tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop-lg:grid-col-4 field-image-cards">
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1827                              <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>
1828                  
1829                  <h4 class="d-title">
1830<div class="field field--name--field-title field--type--string field--label--hidden">
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1832      <div  class="field-title">GIS and Mapping Data</div>
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1841          <div  class="tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop-lg:grid-col-4 field-image-cards">
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1848                              <a href="https://store.usgs.gov/maps" class="d-link"><span class="usa-sr-only usgs-screenreader-only">Order a Map</span></a>
1849                  
1850                  <h4 class="d-title">
1851<div class="field field--name--field-title field--type--string field--label--hidden">
1852    
1853      <div  class="field-title">Order a Map</div>
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1892      <div  class="field-title">Research</div>
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1903      <div  class="field-text-with-media"><div class="tex2jax_process"><p>We provide scientific information and near real-time data on current conditions that helps communities prepare for natural hazards, manage water supplies, earth observations, and guide energy and mineral development.</p></div></div>
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1933<div class="field field--name--field-title field--type--string field--label--hidden">
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1935      <div  class="field-title">Core Science Systems</div>
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