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Explore a week of earthquakes, from the surface to their source.

Past 7 days · M2.5+ Waiting for catalog
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  • Shallow <70 km
  • Intermediate 70–300 km
  • Deep ≥300 km
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The week in depth

Each dot marks an earthquake. Select one to find it on the globe.

Earthquake log

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    Data & methods

    Earth Below reads the USGS M2.5+ GeoJSON feed for the last seven days and checks for updates every minute. USGS can revise reported locations, depths and magnitudes as new measurements come in.

    On the surface, markers sit directly above each quake’s origin. Below ground, the globe magnifies radial depth 2.5 times to make it easier to see. The depth chart uses actual reported kilometres. The depth bands follow USGS definitions.

    The nearby comparison looks for the greatest difference in depth between earthquakes within 400 km of each other on the surface, with a depth difference of at least 50 km. Nearby events may have different causes.

    Base geography from Natural Earth.