Geologic Mapping in the western United States

Geologic Mapping in Washington

Welcome! The U.S. Geological Survey and its partners conduct geologic mapping in many parts of Washington. Use the links below to explore what mapping is underway and how it is contributing to diverse problems such as understanding earthquake shaking, finding minerals, and evaluating volcanic hazards.


Federal Geologic Mapping projects:

National Parks studies in the North Cascades

Pacific Northwest Urban Corridor

Earthquake studies in Puget Sound

Volcano studies

Coastal studies

State and university projects


Related USGS studies in Washington

Geologic Mapping by Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources


The URL for this page is: <http://geology.wr.usgs.gov/wgmt/WAmap.html>
Page Maintained by: dmiller@isdmnl.wr.usgs.gov
Last Modified: 22 December 1999