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Real-Time Global Earthquake Tracker
A real-time global earthquake tracker provides information about recent earthquakes worldwide. Several resources offer this functionality, including the USGS (.gov) website, EarthquakeTrack.com, and the UC Berkeley Seismology Lab’s interactive map. These resources typically display earthquake locations, magnitudes, and depths on a map and in a list format, often with options to customize the information displayed.
Here’s how you can access and use these resources:
- USGS (United States Geological Survey) Website:
The USGS provides a real-time earthquake map that displays recent earthquakes globally.
You can customize the map to show earthquakes of a certain magnitude or within a specific time frame.
The map also provides links to more detailed information about each earthquake, including its location, magnitude, and depth. - EarthquakeTrack.com:
EarthquakeTrack.com offers a global earthquake map with a list view option.
You can view earthquakes by magnitude, depth, and time.
The site also provides information about the felt reports and estimated impact of earthquakes. - UC Berkeley Seismology Lab’s Interactive Map:
This map displays earthquakes as circles sized by magnitude, with different colors indicating how recently they occurred (red for less than 1 hour, blue for less than 1 day, and yellow for less than 1 week).
Clicking on a circle provides more details about the earthquake.
You can also access information about the “Did You Feel It?” (DYFI) reports, which collect data from people who experienced the earthquake

