Global GIS : Earthquake epicenters (1973-2003)

Description:

This datalayer is a point coverage representing earthquake epicenters (1973 through March, 2003). Historical data for this layer were derived from: USGS/NEIC, 1973- March 2003: (PDE) Preliminary Determinations of Epicenters, Monthly Listing. This list is the most complete computation of hypocenters and magnitudes done by the USGS NEIC. It is normally produced a few months after the events occur. The publication is called 'Preliminary' because the 'final' computation of hypocenters for the world is considered to be the Bulletin of the Internation Seismological Centre (ISC), which is produced about two years after the earthquakes occur. The NEIC PDE program contributes about one-third off all data used by the ISC.

Creator:

American Geological Institute, Geological Survey (U.S.), Environmental Systems Research Institute (Redlands, Calif.), National Earthquake Information Center, and National Geophysical Data Center

Publisher:

American Geological Institute

Provider:

Harvard

Collection:

Global GIS : global coverage and U.S. Geological Survey digital data series

Resource Class:

Datasets

Resource Type:

Point data

Subject:

Earthquakes, Seismic event location, Seismology, and geoscientificInformation

Temporal Coverage:

1973-2003

Date Issued:

2003

Spatial Coverage:

Earth, Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, Eastern Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere, Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

Shapefile