Timelapse Globe / USGS Data
100 Years of Earthquakes Around the World
Year
2023
Category
Data Visualisation
Medium
Timelapse Globe
A timelapse visualisation of a century of seismic activity around the world, drawing on USGS earthquake catalogue data. Each event is sized by magnitude and animated chronologically, tracing the relentless movement of tectonic plates and making visceral the concentrated violence of the Pacific Ring of Fire.