04 February 2012
Aftershocks
This truly impressive video uses data from the Japan Meteorological Agency to display earthquake activity in and around that country during 2011. In a tour de force of graphic design, the video incorporates information on date, location, magnitude, and depth, plus a linear graph of total number of quakes.
My recommendations: don't just skip ahead to March 11 - wait for it. Fullscreen is better (icon far bottom right corner for those who were not previously familiar with it). And, crank up the sound, which is used as vehicle to present information.
The take-home point, in my view, is not so much the magnitude of the big one, but the jaw-dropping frequency of the subsequent aftershocks.
Impressed? Scroll down to the next post to view worldwide earthquake activity.
Via Reddit.
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Astounding.
ReplyDeleteAMAZING!! Glad I didn't have a hot cup of coffee in my hands!
ReplyDeleteThat is mind boggling.
ReplyDeleteNice, agree about this being excellent graphic design.
ReplyDeleteOne minor nit, your post says they use USGS data, but the credits on the video say Japan Meteorological Agency.
That's not a minor nit, Urban Garlic. On my blog, proper credit is always important. You're right - it was only the worldwide data in the other post that was USGS.
DeleteCredit fixed. Thank you.
I had no idea.
ReplyDeleteThank you.