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Track Earthquakes Via a Google Search

SUMMARY: Display the magnitudes and locations of recent earthquakes worldwide by performing a search with Google.

Though many when they think of earthquakes consider regions prone to these occurrences such as the Pacific Ring of Fire including the San Andreas Fault, the truth is that these happen elsewhere and frequently.

For more information about recent earthquakes all over the world, as well as links to maps showing where earthquakes were located, perform a Google search for the word earthquakes.

The first result should be earthquake data provided by the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program at earthquake.usgs.gov, as seen by an example search below:

Showing recent earthquakes via a Google search

Clicking a "Map" link shows the earthquake location via Google Maps:

Displaying the location of an earthquake off the Aleutian Islands in Alaska, USA