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Satellites Image Earthquakes

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the plate-tectonics dept.

evilocity writes "A BBC story reports that scientists are now using satellite radar to study earthquakes and fault lines, gathering more data than was ever before possible. Already the findings are challenging current theories, but the practical goal of course is earthquake forecasting."

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  1. Navagent's EarthQuake by Jamyang · · Score: 5, Informative
    EarthQuake is a slick little app that contacts the USGS and gathers the latest quake data, and then plots it onto a spinning globe on your desktop. You can customize the style display, set alarms to trigger when a new quake occurs anywhere in the world, and sort data by Richter scale quake magnitude.

    250k ZIP file download
    Only available for Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP

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