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Top 5 Earthquake Apps


Aug 23, 2011 07:18 PM EDT by Kenneth Butler, LAPTOP Web Producer/Writer  

The recent quake on the East Coast got you feeling antsy? Need to know when and where—and how strong—other land-shakes are? We’ve found five apps (three for iOS and two for Android) that will keep you in the know. Check them out below.

Earthquake

Platform: iOS
Price: $1.99

This aptly titled app can display quake and tsunami reports from geo-tagged Twitter users, plus it gathers earthquake intel from several reporting agencies, including the U.S. Geological Survey, GeoNet, Natural Resources Canada, and GeoScience Australia. The app also supports push notifications for recent seismic activity, and its color-and size-coded pins display on fully integrated Google Maps to help point to the danger zone.

 

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