Earth science · live data · plate tectonics

Earthquake Now

The planet is running the experiment. Explore live USGS earthquakes, inspect where they cluster and compare the pattern with global tectonic plate boundaries.

Live data. Earthquake locations and parameters can be revised as scientists process new observations. Use this page for exploration, not emergency warning.

Live data controls

Choose your earthquake feed.

Change the time window or magnitude threshold, then explore the same live dataset on the map and in the event list.

Time window

Minimum magnitude feed

Waiting for data…

Earthquakes shown

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Based on your current feed

Largest magnitude

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Deepest event

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Most recent

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Global pattern

Live earthquake map.

Markers: size = magnitude · colour = depth · drag east/west continuously.

Focus:

Live event list

Recent earthquakes.

Newest first.

Map layers

Plate boundaries & depth.

Compare the live earthquake pattern with global plate boundaries and earthquake depth.

Subduction Spreading / rift Transform Convergent

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Depth distribution

Shallow < 70 km

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70–300 km

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Deep > 300 km

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Selected event

Investigate one earthquake.

Select an earthquake on the map or in the event list.

Data & attribution. Earthquakes: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program real-time GeoJSON feeds. Plate boundaries: PB2002, Peter Bird (2003), An updated digital model of plate boundaries; converted/distributed by Hugo Ahlenius / Nordpil under the Open Data Commons Attribution License (ODC-By 1.0), accessed here through an ArcGIS-hosted service. Basemap geography: Natural Earth, public domain. Reported earthquake parameters can be revised as scientists process additional data. This page is an educational exploration, not an emergency-warning service.