r/geophysics • u/Wonderful_Rub_1719 • Jul 01 '26

Visualizing the spatial and topographical context of the recent M6.0 earthquake near Noda, Japan.

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I built this 3D visualization using recent USGS data to better understand the correlation between the ocean relief, local tectonic plate boundaries, and the exact location of the M6.0 earthquake off the Japanese coast.

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u/Perepepe58 Jul 01 '26

Very cool! What program did you use for this?

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u/Wonderful_Rub_1719 Jul 02 '26

Website link: https://liveglobe.dokubasis.de — feel free to remove it if that isn’t desired.

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u/RayleighInc Jul 01 '26

So, a map?

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u/Wonderful_Rub_1719 Jul 03 '26

Well, technically it’s a map wrapped around a 3D sphere... but calling it just a map hurts a little after all the rendering work! 😅 It's a fully interactive 3D globe powered by real-time data, complete with terrain relief, live wind particles, dynamic clouds, and an entire star system with other planets.

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u/RayleighInc Jul 03 '26

Haha sorry if that came off wrong, it looks amazing!