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Worldwide M1+ Earthquakes, Past Hour

Dataset Summary

Agency	Department of the Interior
Sub-Agency	US Geological Survey
Category	Geography and Environment
Date Released	today-7days
Date Updated	continuously
Time Period	continuously
Frequency	continuously
Description	Real-time, worldwide earthquake list for the past hour

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Dataset Information

Data.gov Data Category Type	Raw Data Catalog
Specialized Data Category Designation	Surveillance
Keywords	earthquake, quake, temblor, hypocenter, epicenter, catalog, ANSS, GSN, federal datasets, federal data downloadaftershock, epicenter, fault, foreshock, geologist, geophysics, hazard, intensity, intensity scale, magnitude, magnitude scale, mercalli, plate, richter, seismic, seismicity, seismogram, seismograph, seismologist, seismology, subduction, tectonics, tsunami, environment, real time, landslide, Volcano, Waveforms, aftershock, focal mechanism
Unique ID	32

Contributing Agency Information

Citation	ANSS
Agency Program Page	http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/catalogs/
Agency Data Series Page	http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/catalogs/

Dataset Coverage

Unit of Analysis	coordinates (lat-lon)
Granularity	longtitude/lattitude
Geographic Coverage	global

Data Description

Collection Mode	person/computer
Data Collection Instrument	http://earthquake.usgs.gov/research/topics.php?areaID=12
Data Dictionary/Variable List	ftp://www.ncedc.org/pub/doc/cat5/cnss.catalog.5

Additional Dataset Documentation

Technical Documentation	http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/catalogs/
Additional Metadata	http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/aboutmaps.php

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