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Sample Data: US Earthquakes

Earthquakes in the U.S. from July 28th, 1789 to March 24th, 2010

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey

Earthquake magnitudes, as recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey, with magnitudes ranging from 1.0 to 9.9, in the United States between July 28th, 1789 and March 24th, 2010.

(3 columns, 3567 rows)

Examples

Basic Examples

Retrieve the ResourceObject:

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ResourceObject["Sample Data: US Earthquakes"]
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View the data:

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ResourceData["Sample Data: US Earthquakes"]
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Visualization

Plot a random sample of 100 earthquakes:

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GeoRegionValuePlot[ RandomSample[ResourceData["Sample Data: US Earthquakes"], 100][ All, #Coordinates -> #Magnitude &]]
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Wolfram Research, "Sample Data: US Earthquakes" from the Wolfram Data Repository (2017)   https://doi.org/10.24097/wolfram.22019.data

Data Resource History

  • Date Created:

Source Metadata

  • Title: U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Data Base
  • Date: 24 March 2010
  • Source: http://neic.usgs.gov

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Publisher Information

  • Publisher of Record: Wolfram Research