The mountainous topography of southern China reveals something of the tectonic forces that generate strong earthquakes such as one that occurred on July 9, 2009.
Published Jul 11, 2009
A long valley reveals the location of the Enriquillo-Plaintain Garden Fault in southern Haiti, the site of a deadly earthquake in mid-January 2010.
Published Jan 14, 2010
This map of topography and water depth reveals subduction’s influence on the West Coast of South America near the epicenter of the 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Chile on February 27, 2010.
Published Mar 2, 2010
This color-coded map shows the topography, bathymetry, fault lines, and earthquake locations related to earthquakes in New Britain on July 18–19, 2010.
Published Jul 20, 2010
In the early morning hours of January 4, 2009, a pair of powerful earthquakes rattled Papua, Indonesia.
Published Jan 10, 2009
This map shows the region around the earthquake that struck the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince on January 12, 2010. Blue areas indicate water and brown areas indicate land. Lighter colors indicate higher elevation or shallower depth. Circles indicate earthquake locations, with circle size corresponding to earthquake magnitude. Lines indicate faults.
Published Jan 13, 2010
