Mesmerizing Video
Shows All The World's Earthquakes Since 2000
The bigger and brighter the dot, the stronger the quake.
Dominique Mosbergen - 01/08/2016
This data visualization shows world earthquakes greater than magnitude 4
between 2000 and today - as at November 2015.
Each dot is a quake.
The brighter the dot, the bigger the quake.
The dots are cumulative, so
you can see the areas where quake activity is most consistently
experienced
Since the year 2000, the world has been rocked by tens of thousands of earthquakes. This mesmerizing animation visualizes each and every one of them.
Created by the U.K.-based visual effects company 422 South, the clip is said to show all the world’s earthquakes of magnitude 4 or greater from 2000 to November 2015.
Earthquakes are represented by dots in the video, with bigger and brighter dots corresponding to stronger quakes. The animation is cumulative (meaning
once the dots appear, they remain on the globe), so viewers can see the
areas around the world where quake activity is most common, the company
says.
422 South has created many fascinating data visualization videos in the past including one that shows the global popularity of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, and another that tracks the migration paths of birds that travel via the Yellow Sea.
Contact adc@422south.com for license details
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