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
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
earthaster separates reported events from news coverage, and shows when a source is unavailable or you are looking at a saved copy.
Explore earthquakes and other natural events reported by USGS, NASA EONET and GDACS. Open the original event source for more detail.
When the news index is available, discover recent article headlines from GDELT. Full stories open on each publisher’s own website.
Bookmark stories, events and places on your iPhone. The latest stored picture remains available when you are offline.
Know what you are seeing
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 ↗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.