Mapping earthquakes data in Python 3.x using matplotlib’s basemap. Example of Geographical Plotting using real time data.
The dataset is available at USGS Earthquake Hazards Program. There are 4 types of data available, depending upon the time. And in each type, there are 4 sub-types, depending upon the ritcher magnitude scale.
This analysis is done using the past month M4.5+ data.
Make sure that you have anaconda3.
conda install basemap
You can directly go to the ipython notebook using the quakes-mybinder link.
The analysis is of two steps:
- Downloading and parsing the USGS earthquake data.
- Rendering the map and data.
A detailed explanation will be given in a blog post (later).