Right in the Ring of Fire

Visualization by Ryan Joshua Liwag

Based on my original submission for IIB (Information is Beautiful DVS)

Visualization of Earthquakes that have occured in the Philippines (2022). Only earthquakes with magnitude above 3.5 have been included. Earthquakes are not uncommon in the Philippines which is located close to the seismically active Pacific Ring of Fire. According to Phivolcs, the philippines experiences an average of 20 earthquakes a day and 100 to 150 are felt per year.

Date

5/1/2022

Mag6
Depth40