🌍 Earthquake Tracker

A real-time earthquake monitoring application that visualizes seismic activity worldwide using interactive maps and data visualization.

✨ Features

• Real-time Data: Updates automatically every 5 minutes with the latest earthquake data from USGS
• Interactive Map Visualization:
  • Marker view with color-coded magnitude indicators
  • Heatmap view for density visualization
• Time-based Filtering:
  • Last 24 hours
  • Last 7 days
  • Last 30 days
• Detailed Information:
  • Magnitude
  • Location
  • Timestamp
  • Additional details via USGS link
• News Section: Displays significant earthquake events
• Responsive Design: Works on desktop and mobile devices

🚀 Technologies Used

• HTML5
• CSS3
• JavaScript (ES6+)
• Leaflet.js for map visualization
• Leaflet.heat for heatmap functionality
• USGS Earthquake API for real-time data

📋 Prerequisites

• Modern web browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge)
• Internet connection for real-time data updates

💻 Local Development

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/mehmetkahya0/earthquake-tracker.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd earthquake-tracker

3. Open the project:

   • Use a local development server (recommended)
   • Or simply open index.html in your browser

🔧 Configuration

No additional configuration is required. The application uses public APIs and CDN-hosted dependencies.

📱 Browser Support

• Chrome (latest)
• Firefox (latest)
• Safari (latest)
• Edge (latest)

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

👏 Acknowledgments

• USGS for providing earthquake data
• OpenStreetMap for map tiles
• Leaflet for the mapping library

📞 Contact

@mehmetkahya0

Project Link: https://github.com/mehmetkahya0/earthquake-tracker

🐛 Known Issues

• Heatmap may take longer to load with large datasets
• Some older browsers might not support all features

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Made with ❤️ by Mehmet Kahya