earthquake

Tsunami alert, because earthquake off coast of Northern California

Maps / alert, earthquake, USGS

The folks up here received one of those loud emergency alerts a few…
Search and rescue after an earthquake, illustrated

Infographics / earthquake, illustration, Reuters

After a big earthquake, such as the 7.8 that hit Turkey and Syria,…
How an earthquake can trigger others on the opposite side of the world

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Speaking of earthquakes, Will Chase looked back at a 2012 earthquake in Sumatra…
Earthquake trigger

Maps / Derek Watkins, earthquake, New York Times

For The New York Times, Derek Watkins used animated maps to show how…
A year of earthquakes

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Fathom provides an interactive browser for a year of earthquakes, based on data…
Earthquake magnitude and the logarithmic scale

Infographics / earthquake, logarithmic scale, Quartz

The earthquake in Nepal was big, but there’s a discrepancy in just how…
Disaster risk indices estimate impact on people

Statistical Visualization / earthquake, NPR

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 can affect countries differently, depending on…
Mapping a century of earthquakes →

Projects / earthquake, R

Earthquakes are in the news a lot lately. A quick search shows a…
Japanese quake and predicted tsunami wave heights

Maps / earthquake, Japan

The New York Times maps the reach of the 8.9-magnitude earthquake in Japan.…
Haiti’s earthquake in context

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Haiti’s earthquake in 2010 was by far the most devastating in a long…
Aerial photos of destruction in Haiti, one year later

Maps / earthquake, Haiti, interactive, nytimes

In memory of the devastating earthquake that hit Haiti one year ago on…