Monday, March 14, 2011

Japan Earthquake Incidence Map


On March 11, 2011, at 05:46:23 UTC, a magnitude 8.9 earthquake hit off the Oshika Peninsula of Japan. This is the largest earthquake to hit Japan in recorded history and one of the largest in the world since records began.

The following websites are worth to check out for maps and data related to the event.

* Link to a related map: http://www.esri.com/services/disaster-response/japan-earthquake-tsunami-2011-map/index.html.
* Link to an interactive map: http://www.nytimes.com/packages/flash/newsgraphics/2011/0311-japan-earthquake-map/

* Link to geospatial data about the Earthquake: http://cegrp.cga.harvard.edu/japan/

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