Over two weeks have passed since the 7.9 magnitude earthquake devastated Chengdu, China. The end of this tragedy is still hiding as aftershocks continue to ripple throughout the country. News feeds continue to stream from China as the recovery process continues. The most recent reports have the death toll climbing to 50,000.
The USGS keeps daily records of recorded earthquakes worldwide, and enables us to pinpoint earthquake locations by providing latitude and longitude coordinates. Within Finder we have made this data available for use in shape, kml, and CSV formats to the public.
The following Datasets can be found on Finder, and can be used to gain a spatial perspective on the current events in China.
USGS, M 1+ Earthquakes, World, 5.5.08 through 5.12.08
USGS, M 1+ earthquakes, World, 5.12.08 through 5.19.08
USGS, M 1+ earthquakes, World, 5.20.08 through 5.27.08
USGS, Earthquake Records, World, 1998-2007
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