earthquakes
This visualization maps global earthquake epicenters as points on a world map, with each point’s size encoding magnitude and its color representing depth. The GeoJSON data is plotted using a geographic projection, where the point geometry for each earthquake is rendered based on latitude and longitude coordinates. Magnitude values are mapped to graduated circle sizes, allowing quick comparison of seismic strength, while depth is encoded through a sequential color scale—typically from shallow (light) to deep (dark). The map reveals clusters of seismic activity along tectonic plate boundaries, such as the Pacific Ring of Fire, with larger circles indicating stronger earthquakes. Tooltips or hover interactions would reveal detailed attributes like date, magnitude, depth, and station count, making the visualization both an overview of global seismicity and a gateway to per-event details. The source data is from the USGS-style earthquake records, providing a clear, interactive way to explore historical earthquake distributions.
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