Any alternatives to USGS website? (Earthquake maps)

[djf]

Wondering if any FReepers know of good alternatives to the NEW USGS earthquake map website. What a POS! (Heavily reliant on Java, it was Beta but they didn't give a rats rear if you didn't like it...)

Basically worthless. Who the heck do we have in charge of IT these days? A bunch of purple-haired freaks who code C++++++++++++-+++----?

Jeesh already!

[AlexW]

I do not know if you are referring to this one that I subscribe to.

[AlexW]

https://sslearthquake.usgs.gov/ens/

[PeaceBeWithYou]

IRIS

[Rodamala]

I totally am with you. I just hope they haven’t jacked the stream/river monitoring too.

[mkmensinger]

http://download.cnet.com/Earthquake-3D/3000-2054_4-10395116.html

[PeaceBeWithYou]

Ooops. Let's try that again.

IRIS

[djf]

If you go to that site and click on "Real time earthquake maps" you get a crapola page with a bunch of listings on the left side and a really crap map on the right side.
It doesn;t compare AT ALL to the previous maps that looked more like this:


It's basically junk. It's worthless! These Java junkies ain't got a clue about desktops or efficiency or anything!
It P's me off because they oughta be able to figure out something from public response but ZIP!, ZERO!, NADA! Jeesh again already!

[Yo-Yo]

At the top right of the page http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/ in the black bar you can choose list, map, and options.

Under options you can choose how far back in time you wish to display data from 1 day to 30 days, and you can use your scroll wheel of your mouse to zoom. And you can choose a gray background map, terrain map, street map, or satellite map.

Seems fine to me, and it's fast on my old machine with slow DSL.

[PghBaldy]

I liked it before they needlessly changed it too. I visit it at least once a week.

[djf]

I try to visit it pretty much daily, to see what’s going on.

But they insist on these stupid-ass changes that you can’t EFFICIENTLY find out what’s happening.

Just like the local weather forecasts. I see the weather guy on the screen. He has a big screen behind him full of icons. He makes a big deal of moving his hand up and touching an Icon. Next we see local traffic or some such bullshit. Why the hell did I need to spend even a half second of my day watching him doing some icon crap?

Sometimes simple is better.
Way better than a bunch of Bozos who are gonna pat each other on the back about the “New, improved” interface!

[AlexW]

That does not look like what I got.
I see no problem, but I am interested only in Earthquakes that affect me in the Philippines.
For me, the service looks OK.
I did check the US...No activity today.

[AlexW]

I might add. I am on the notification service.
I get an Email if there is something in my area.

[damncat]

http://earthquake-report.com/

[SumProVita]

http://hewsweb.org/seismic/

[Pit1]

There is an app called QUAKE FEED. I D/L it from app store on my IPad. Fully customizable. Good app and I only watch 6.0 oe higher.

[BenLurkin]

I emailed and respectfully asked they return to the previous map. Was politely told that the new system has “more information” but darned if I can see it. Looks like less info to me.

[PghBaldy]

You are right. Part of the problem is too many govt employees, and the desire of the Obama minions to change absolutely everything for no good reason.

[Zathras]

I use an earthquake app for my android phone.
Using it I saw the 2 month trend in Russia before the big 8.2 this week

[Cvengr]

I also prefer the older front end, but I believe the graphics relationships might be better normalized in the more recent version. I’m still drilling into it.