Events on Earth
Explore earthquakes and other natural events reported by USGS, NASA EONET and GDACS. Open the original event source for more detail.
Earth, in context
See the world in focus.
Explore natural events, recent headlines and the cities of international newsrooms on one globe. Every report points back to its source.
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An overview you can inspect
A planet of stories and signals.
earthaster separates reported events from news coverage, and shows when a source is unavailable or you are looking at a saved copy.
Headlines in context
When the news index is available, discover recent article headlines from GDELT. Full stories open on each publisher’s own website.
Your saved world
Bookmark stories, events and places on your iPhone. The latest stored picture remains available when you are offline.
Know what you are seeing
Source first. Context always.
The globe’s Blue Marble background is a historical NASA mosaic. It is not a live satellite view. Event imagery, when available, is clearly dated and credited. A news marker identifies a region mentioned in a headline, not a verified incident location.
View sources and credits ↗USGSEarthquake reports and charts
NASA EONETNatural event reports
GDACSGlobal disaster event reports
GDELTArticle headline index
NASA Blue Marble & GIBSGlobal and regional imagery
Information, not an emergency alert.
Feeds can be delayed, incomplete or unavailable. earthaster does not issue emergency warnings or safety instructions. For an active threat, follow your local authorities and emergency services.