On January 17, Southwestern Oregon Community College gets back to its geology lecture series after a two year break. That's after the retirement of longtime lecturer and professor Dr. Ron Metzger.

According to a 2013 U.S. Geological Survey study, the basalt beneath Oregon and Washington could hold more than 14,000 ...

Oregon’s state geologist is pitching a novel idea of using the region’s rocky basalt layer – born of lava that flowed ...

The week’s heavy rainfall could lead to landslides and rockslides, especially in areas of Southwest Oregon, the Oregon ...

the Oregon Dept. of Geology and Mineral Industries reports. The watch is in effect from now through Friday evening, Nov. 22.

Oregon’s Owyhee Canyonlands offers a story woven through millennia, where geological marvels and diverse ecosystems converge, enchanting all who spend time here.

The U.S. Geological Survey says an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 has struck off the southern coast of Oregon. BANDON, Ore. — Dozens of people reported feeling an earthquake with ...