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Release Notes & Changelog

Platform Updates & What’s New

A curated timeline of user-facing improvements, new observational tools, and scientific capabilities added to EarthquakeLive.

Earthquake News Map Callouts & Dynamic Monitoring Badges

Visual callout badges on the interactive map for earthquakes with active situation monitoring or verified press coverage, unified situation summaries in the epicenter popup card, and unambiguous recency badging in the top news wire.

What’s Included

  • Interactive news callout badges directly on map epicenters (rendered in both Deck.gl and MapLibre engines) matching the volcano webcam experience
  • Epicenter popup card enriches with situation monitoring status, damage/casualty KPIs, and 1-click jump to full news timeline
  • Top news wire strictly filters out ended events and dynamically distinguishes fresh breaking news (< 6h) from multi-day live coverage
  • Self-healing news watch lifecycle resuming active tracking if fresh coverage is indexed after early quiet marks
Open Live Map

Situation Report (SitRep) Infographics, Video Digests & Attributed Press Gallery

Visual situational reports for developing earthquake disasters: automated high-res SitRep cards with ShakeMap zones and focal mechanisms, 15-second cinematic video digests for catastrophic events, and a strictly attributed on-the-scene press photo gallery.

What’s Included

  • Branded 16:9 & 9:16 Situation Report cards with satellite imagery, ShakeMap MMI isoseismals, beachball focal mechanisms, and damage KPIs
  • Automated dispatch of SitRep visual cards to X/Twitter, Telegram channels, and subscriber email digests
  • On-the-scene press photo gallery on event pages with strict copyright attribution and zero-risk Fair Use compliance
  • Perceptual hash quality filter rejecting wire service stock placeholders and low-res graphics
  • Autonomous video-worker rendering of 15s cinematic SitRep series video digests with multi-day chronicle linking on YouTube Shorts and TikTok
Explore Live Earthquakes

1-Click Event News Tracking & Personal Situational Alerts

Follow the unfolding impact of developing earthquakes with 1-click opt-in event tracking. Get verified situational updates across Telegram, Web Push, and Webhooks strictly when casualties, structural collapses, or tsunami waves are confirmed.

What’s Included

  • 1-Click "Follow Event News" button in the event page hero banner and news timeline
  • Direct Telegram bot integration (@EarthquakeLiveOrg_bot) with deep-link and instant inline toggles
  • Smart Web Push notification grouping with collapse tag (replaces older notifications in notification shade)
  • Automatic 48-hour expiration TTL and background table hygiene to prevent alert fatigue
Explore News & Event Tracking

Live Media Summary & Impact Card in Map Popups

Earthquake markers on the interactive map now surface real-time media summaries directly in the popup card with zero delay, featuring verified casualties, injured counters, tsunami wave measurements, damaged buildings, and direct links to live timelines.

What’s Included

  • Zero-latency live news summaries packaged directly into GeoJSON feature properties
  • Color-coded fact chips: verified casualties, non-casualty notices, injuries, tsunami observations, and damaged buildings
  • Multi-agency attribution citing confirming news outlets (Reuters, NHK, BBC, JMA)
  • Adaptive callout placement ensuring popup cards never obscure epicenters or clip screen borders
Explore Live Map

Global Earthquake News Wire, Agency Matrix & Press Briefings

EarthquakeLive now serves as a central global intelligence wire for journalists, researchers, and the public. Features a dedicated live news hub, breaking news ticker, cross-agency discrepancy matrix reconciling magnitude variances, verified disaster impact dashboard, and one-click ready-to-publish press briefs.

What’s Included

  • Dedicated Global News Hub (/news) aggregating developing stories, active watches, and agency reports
  • Breaking News Ticker across the top header bar with direct event deep-links and auto-advance controls
  • Agency Discrepancy Matrix comparing USGS, EMSC, JMA, and regional networks with scientific variance explainers
  • Verified Disaster Impact Dashboard detailing confirmed casualties, tsunami bulletins, and felt reports
  • One-Click Press Briefings providing newsrooms with instant, copy-ready Markdown and plaintext fact sheets
Explore News Wire

Real-Time Event News & Witness Media Coverage

When a strong earthquake strikes, people need immediate context beyond raw coordinates on a map. Significant earthquake pages now feature an automated live news wire that brings together reports from global and local press, highlights key emergency developments, and displays verified photo and video material from eyewitnesses and responders on the ground.

What’s Included

  • Live event ticker highlighting first emergency reports, civil protection updates, and damage assessments
  • Headlines automatically organized by topic and translated into your language for fast, stress-free reading
  • Verified photo and video coverage embedded right on the page without external redirect hops
  • One-click access from live map badges, country hubs, and recent earthquake tables
Browse Monitored Earthquakes

100 Active Volcano Hubs & Live Crater Webcams

Volcanic eruptions are closely tied to regional tectonic movements and pose major hazards to air travel and surrounding communities. The volcano catalog has been expanded to 100 actively monitored volcanoes worldwide, featuring live crater webcam video feeds, localized seismic tremor indicators, and international aviation ash advisory contours.

What’s Included

  • Live webcam feeds directly on volcano pages showing current visibility and plume activity
  • Official aviation ash plume dispersion maps and forecast flight-level restrictions (+6h, +12h, +18h)
  • Automated 30-day seismic tremor detection within 50 km of craters to spot early signs of awakening
  • Realistic 3D terrain profile cards displaying summit elevation and surrounding populated areas
Explore Volcano Directory

Smart TV Ambient Mode & Automated Planetary Tour

Seismic events happen non-stop across continents. To make continuous monitoring practical on large living-room displays, reception halls, and emergency rooms, we built a dedicated 10-foot television experience. It supports standard physical TV remotes (D-Pad navigation) and offers a graceful autonomous camera tour that journeys between active earthquake and volcanic regions without manual intervention.

What’s Included

  • Hands-free Autopilot Tour gliding between active global epicenters with gentle camera transitions
  • High-contrast TV dashboard with clear distance, magnitude, and seismic energy readouts legible from 3+ meters
  • Seamless navigation using standard remote control directional buttons (Up, Down, Left, Right, OK)
  • Optimized graphics pipeline maintaining smooth 60 FPS performance without memory buildup on smart TVs
Open Smart TV Guide

Active Fault Lines & Plate Boundaries on 3D Map

Earthquakes do not happen randomly; they follow deep fractures in the Earth’s lithosphere. The map now integrates an active fault overlay based on the Global Earthquake Model (GEM). Users can inspect fault lines worldwide, understand where tectonic friction builds up, and see how close monitored communities are to major historical fracture zones.

What’s Included

  • Comprehensive pages for 20 major planetary fault systems (San Andreas, North Anatolian, Alpine Fault, etc.)
  • Color-coded classifications showing strike-slip, thrust, and normal tectonic movement styles
  • Plate slip velocity benchmarks in millimeters per year and credible maximum earthquake potentials
  • Immediate visual correlation between recent earthquake epicenters and their underlying fault systems
Explore Fault Systems

Human Impact Modeling & Exposed Population Calculations

An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 in the deep ocean causes very different consequences than the same magnitude under a crowded city. The platform calculates immediate ground shaking exposure across populated areas, estimating the number of residents experiencing noticeable shaking (MMI V to VIII) and the vulnerability level of regional buildings.

What’s Included

  • Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) shake zones visually identifying areas of moderate, strong, and severe ground motion
  • Instant exposed population counters localized in 17 languages to understand human impact at a glance
  • Regional building vulnerability classifications helping assess structural risk and damage likelihood
  • Immediate inclusion of impact metrics in emergency notifications and official broadcast posts
Learn About Impact Modeling

Multi-Agency Harmonization: 18 Global & National Catalogs

Previously, staying informed about global earthquakes required checking multiple national portals: USGS for the Americas, EMSC for the Mediterranean, JMA for Japan, or GeoNet for New Zealand. EarthquakeLive merges 18 premier seismic agencies into a single, deduplicated feed, removing conflicting duplicate entries while preserving the highest possible measurement accuracy for every region.

What’s Included

  • Continuous harmonization of reports across USGS, EMSC, JMA, INGV, KOERI, GeoNet, BMKG and 11 other institutions
  • Regional authority preference: local networks are prioritized in their home territory for rapid, refined magnitude readings
  • High platform availability: if one national network experiences downtime, global coverage remains fully uninterrupted
  • Completely open GeoJSON API available worldwide with zero rate limits or registration keys required
View All 18 Networks

Multi-Channel Alert Suite: Telegram, Browser Push & Audio

When seconds count, alerts must arrive through the channels people already keep open. The notification suite delivers earthquake early warnings through a dedicated Telegram bot, native browser Web Push, and email digests. Users can customize personal triggers by setting minimum magnitude thresholds and proximity to their home city.

What’s Included

  • Interactive Telegram Early Warning Bot (@EarthquakeLiveOrg_bot) with customized location and magnitude filters
  • Native Web Push notifications straight to mobile phones and desktops without installing separate apps
  • In-browser audio synthesizer generating distinctive audible tones that scale in pitch with earthquake intensity
  • Emergency tsunami bulletin alerts dispatched automatically when authoritative ocean warnings are declared
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