Software: Apache, PHP5, GRASS 6 (see here for PHP4 example; here for GRASS location with world map)
What happens here?
The server is fetching the current list of earthquakes from
neic.usgs.gov/neis/gis/bulletin.asc
and generates a vector map with attributes from that. The result is overlayed to the
Blue Marble Next Generation map from May.
Earthquake classification (circles in map are sized by these classes)
Magnitude | Classification | Class for map |
0 - 3 | Micro | 1 |
3 - 3.9 | Minor | 2 |
4 - 4.9 | Light | 3 |
5 - 5.9 | Moderate | 4 |
6 - 6.9 | Strong | 5 |
7 - 7.9 | Major | 6 |
8 and higher | Great | 7 |
Here a map should appear:
Oldest event from:
12/03/28 23:17:05
UTC ; Latest event from:
12/04/04 22:41:21
UTC
117 earthquakes on this map
Latest events drawn last.
Click for high-res map
For earthquake details, visit Latest Earthquakes in the World - Last 7 days from USGS.