News – Geosciences Skip to content Skip to footer 4/20/2026 Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan 7.4 April 21, 2026 Location: Nevada, Date: April 15, 2026, 01:29:12 UTC; 8:29:12 PM CDT (local 4/13), Magnitude: 5.5 Mw 4/14/2026 Nevada 5.5 April 14, 2026 Location: Nevada, Date: April 15, 2026, 01:29:12 UTC; 8:29:12 PM CDT (local 4/13), Magnitude: 5.5 Mw 4/1/2026 Molucca Sea 7.4 April 9, 2026 Location: Molucca Sea, Date: April 1, 2026, 22:48:12 UTC; 5:48:12 PM CDT, Magnitude: 7.4 Mw 3/30/2026 Vanuatu 7.3 March 31, 2026 Location: Vanuatu, Date: March 30, 2026, Time: 08:44:08 UTC; 3:44:08 AM CDT, Magnitude: 7.3 Mw 3/24/2026 Tonga 7.5 March 24, 2026 Location: Tonga, Date: March 24, 2026, Time: 04:37:50 UTC; 11:37:50 PM CDT (local 3/23), Magnitude: 7.5 Mw 3/5/2026 Louisiana 4.9 March 10, 2026 Location: Louisiana, Date: March 5, 2026, Time: 11:30:08 UTC; 5:30:08 AM CST, Magnitude: 4.9 Mw A Journey into the Namib Desert March 10, 2026 During the austral winters of 2019, 2021, and 2022, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee sedimentology team went deep into one of the oldest and driest deserts on Earth to investigate a well-preserved deep-time landscape generated by glaciers around 300 million years ago. Congratulations to Ryan Krakowiak, Ph.D. student March 10, 2026 Congratulations to Ryan Krakowiak, Ph.D. student, for publishing a research article in the Journal of Hydrology titled, "Elucidating seasonal pathways and sources of chloride to freshwater streams across urban and rural catchments". A link to the article (in-press) is here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022169426003598 2026 Michigan State University Undergraduate Summer Geodesy Internships January 27, 2026 Geodesy is the study of the Earth's shape, size, orientation, and gravity.  Measurements of these parameters are used to determine precise coordinates of points on Earth and track how those points move over time. Paul Edwin Potter Internship Program January 13, 2026 The ~10-week Potter Internship provides students with hands-on experience in geologic research and fieldwork pertaining to issues relevant in Illinois. It is open to any undergraduate and master's student currently enrolled. 1/2/2026 Near Rancho Viejo, Mexico 6.5 January 2, 2026 Location: Near Rancho Viejo, Mexico, Date: January 2, 2026, Time: 13:58:18 UTC; 7:58:18 AM CST, Magnitude: 6.5 Mw Hydrogeology Intern Position with the WDNR December 15, 2025 We are offering a hydrogeologist intern position within the Groundwater Section. The intern will assist with the Groundwater Retrieval Network database and work closely with experienced hydrogeologists to explore potential solutions for well owners experiencing water-quality challenges. View all Geosciences news UWM Land Acknowledgement: We acknowledge in Milwaukee that we are on traditional Potawatomi, Ho-Chunk and Menominee homeland along the southwest shores of Michigami, North America’s largest system of freshwater lakes, where the Milwaukee, Menominee and Kinnickinnic rivers meet and the people of Wisconsin’s sovereign Anishinaabe, Ho-Chunk, Menominee, Oneida and Mohican nations remain present.   |   To learn more, visit the Electa Quinney Institute website