Epicenter - Global Earthquakes

Name: Epicenter - Global Earthquakes
Rating: 4.2 (29 reviews)
Author: Jess Taylor

Worldwide USGS & EMSC Networks

Free · Designed for iPad

29 Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Weather
Developer

Jess Taylor
Language

EN
English
Size

75
MB

Epicenter - Definition: The location on the surface of the earth directly above the origin of an earthquake. Interact with the latest 30 days of worldwide earthquake data plotted on a beautifully responsive, rotatable and zoomable globe! App features include: -- 30 days of combined USGS and EMSC earthquake locations (10,000+ earthquakes) -- Rotate and zoom the globe to explore the earthquake and terrain data -- Available on both the iPhone and iPad in portrait and landscape -- Comes with a Today Widget and an Apple Watch app (see below) -- Tap an epicenter for details about the earthquake including magnitude, depth and source -- USGS reported earthquakes are linked to the USGS website -- Use the "Date Scroller" to explore the time sequence of earthquakes, backwards and forwards -- The "Play" button will animate the earthquakes in time sequence; 30 days in 10 seconds -- Available Settings: -- Change the map terrain style to one of your preference (6 choices) -- Show or Hide Worldwide Plate boundaries and Western US Quaternary Faults -- Plot earthquakes by magnitude or depth -- Choose the Accumulate or Interval (Daily) plotting style used by the Slider and Play button -- Select system units of Metric or Imperial -- Use the Apple Watch app to view earthquake data from the past 24 hours. -- See the: -- Closest earthquake to your position -- Largest earthquake worldwide -- Data includes magnitude, distance, time, place name and map! -- Watch Complication displays largest earthquake magnitude recorded from the past 24 hours -- On your iPhone or iPad, use the Today Widget to view earthquake data from the past 24 hours. -- See the: -- Closest earthquake to your position -- Largest earthquake worldwide -- Tap one or the other to launch the app and automatically zoom to the selected earthquake

Ratings & Reviews

4.2

out of 5

29 Ratings

Great interactive map
06/24/2019

Blinkk5
I live in CA, and my family is scattered throughout the state. I original got this so I could track the activity of their area, but the map is so much fun to use that I've started monitoring other areas of the world too. The ring of fire is particularly interesting to keep an eye on.It's good to stay educated in the world around you. I've learned that Californa is not at all the worst place to live in regards to earthquakes! Stay safe out there.My favorite part about the map is the global 3d sphere. It's really easy to jump around to different locations and review the quakes. I love the map is not politically divided - it's all topho (at least that's how I keep my settings). As you zoom in, the state/country dividers pop up, but when you zoom out, they fade away which I love. Or you can select plate boundaries to be toggled on, which is pretty sweet too look at. Great app. Definitely learning more about the world.
Great interactive map
06/24/2019

Blinkk5

I live in CA, and my family is scattered throughout the state. I original got this so I could track the activity of their area, but the map is so much fun to use that I've started monitoring other areas of the world too. The ring of fire is particularly interesting to keep an eye on.It's good to stay educated in the world around you. I've learned that Californa is not at all the worst place to live in regards to earthquakes! Stay safe out there.My favorite part about the map is the global 3d sphere. It's really easy to jump around to different locations and review the quakes. I love the map is not politically divided - it's all topho (at least that's how I keep my settings). As you zoom in, the state/country dividers pop up, but when you zoom out, they fade away which I love. Or you can select plate boundaries to be toggled on, which is pretty sweet too look at. Great app. Definitely learning more about the world.
Great App
Mar 9

Quantumator
This is an awesome app, and the dev seems very attentive to dealing with issues and keeping things up to date and working smoothly.For some reason I can no longer get the app to work on my phone. When I try to open it, it immediately crashes and closes again. My first assumption is that the issue is on my end. I have an iPhone 13 Pro Max, but my iOS is really outdated(v16.3). Updating that may fix the issue. If I get the chance to update iOS, I’ll update this review with the results as well.

Developer Response
Thank you for the solid review! It's much appreciated. The latest release, v1.9.5 may fix your issue. If not, please contact us by email at seismology.rocks@protonmail.com so we can learn more and try to address the issue.
Great App
Mar 9

Quantumator

This is an awesome app, and the dev seems very attentive to dealing with issues and keeping things up to date and working smoothly.For some reason I can no longer get the app to work on my phone. When I try to open it, it immediately crashes and closes again. My first assumption is that the issue is on my end. I have an iPhone 13 Pro Max, but my iOS is really outdated(v16.3). Updating that may fix the issue. If I get the chance to update iOS, I’ll update this review with the results as well.
Developer Response Mar 31
Thank you for the solid review! It's much appreciated. The latest release, v1.9.5 may fix your issue. If not, please contact us by email at seismology.rocks@protonmail.com so we can learn more and try to address the issue.
Excellent!
05/04/2022

Sawdust & Noise
For those interested, this is a great iPad app with a beautifully designed user interface. The base is an earth globe, rotatable in any direction. Tap on an earthquake's dot for detailed infomation. Appears to use USGS data.(Previous review edited and updated. iPhone issue went away.)
Excellent!
05/04/2022

Sawdust & Noise

For those interested, this is a great iPad app with a beautifully designed user interface. The base is an earth globe, rotatable in any direction. Tap on an earthquake's dot for detailed infomation. Appears to use USGS data.(Previous review edited and updated. iPhone issue went away.)
Flat ocean
10/26/2017

Seaslugg
I like this app, but really an earthquake map should show the topography of the ocean floor, not leave it blank as though we are looking at the top of the ocean at sea level. When there’s an earthquake on a mid-ocean ridge I want to be able to exactly where it was in relation to other ridges or junctions or subduction zones. This app is missing details of 2/3 of the world. Please update to include the ocean floors because I do like this app, and would like to give it more stars

Developer Response
Hello, thanks for the feedback, we are actively looking for a cost effective solution for bathymetry. Stay tuned.
Flat ocean
10/26/2017

Seaslugg

I like this app, but really an earthquake map should show the topography of the ocean floor, not leave it blank as though we are looking at the top of the ocean at sea level. When there’s an earthquake on a mid-ocean ridge I want to be able to exactly where it was in relation to other ridges or junctions or subduction zones. This app is missing details of 2/3 of the world. Please update to include the ocean floors because I do like this app, and would like to give it more stars
Developer Response 07/29/2019
Hello, thanks for the feedback, we are actively looking for a cost effective solution for bathymetry. Stay tuned.