Earthquakes & Volcanoes
Earth science in 3D
Global Earthquake Archive
The Global Earthquake Archive is a new live feed service which allows the GIS community easy access to the USGS's rich history of global seismic activity all the way back to 1900. It also makes for a perfect companion to the popular Recent Earthquakes Live Feed !
- Global Earthquake Archive
- Events ≥ 4.0 Magnitude since 1900 (~470,000 events and counting)
- Updated every 24 hours
- Future native 3D support
Global Earthquake Archive - USGS seismic events >4.0 Magnitude since 1900.
Under the Surface
The Earthquake Archive, when visualized in 3D, connects historical seismic activity to plate tectonics and related earth surface processes.
Global Earthquake Archive with Historical Volcanism
Earthquake Frequency & WorldPop Hex Bins (1900-2021)
3D Dioramas
2022 Mauna Loa Eruption
The November 27, 2022 11:30pm (local time) eruption of Mauna Loa, after 38 years of dormancy, provided a perfect opportunity to create a 3D diorama of the island and its recent and historical tectonic activity.
Diorama showing local earthquakes related to the November 2022 eruption of Mauna Loa, on the island of Hawai'i.
Seismicity from the week after the Mauna Loa eruption (first seismicity starts at 8:30 AM, first flows at 9:30 AM UTC on 11/28/2022.)
Challenge Accepted StoryMap - Challenger Deep
This web scene was created to support the Challenge Accepted StoryMap about Esri Chief Scientist Dawn Wright's journey to the deepest part of the ocean, Challenger Deep, in July 2022. The web scene converts the dive log to a 3D journey, using vertical-exaggeration and slides to take the audience along Dawn and Victor's journey of science and discovery.
Diorama showing Dawn Wright's trip to Challenger Deep in July, 2022, the deepest location in the ocean.
