Colombia Map

GMT is a very powerful mapping and data visualization package. A map with layers that include mapping topography, earthquake locations, & subduction zones.

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Topographic Map

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Seismicity (earthquake events) map of Colombia region. The lines with red triangles represent a subduction zone. The blue arrows represent fault lines (strike-slip). The different color circles represent earthquakes with different magnitude with respect to depth.

What I did

  • Generic Mapping Tool (GMT)
  • C-shell Scripting
  • USGS & NOAA datasets
  • ANSS data catalog (Earthquakes)

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An earthquake occurs due to a sudden release of energy in Earth’s lithosphere. Seismic waves are in fact, the vibrations that carry this energy from the source outwards in all directions.

— Aayesha Arif

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Visualize the distribution and magnitude of earthquakes and explore their distribution at plate boundaries. Earthquakes are visualized on a 3D globe, making it easy to see their distribution within the Earth's surface.

— Cara Harwood