Quakeshakes is a new software application that turns your home computer into a seismic monitoring station. Quakeshakes shows you recent worldwide earthquake activity in the past hour, day or week, giving you a dramatic visual record of the many quakes that strike the planet every day.
Quakeshakes taps into the live feed of a worldwide network of seismic sensors that updates every 30 minutes. A giant 7.4 quake rocks the ocean floor off the coast of Chile and chances are you'll know about before it hits the news.
Quakeshakes is more than just a monitoring station. It is packed with learning features, making it an ideal educational tool. Explore the earth's tectonic plates boundaries. Learn about the earth's "hot spots" and see for yourself where earthquakes are most likely to occur.
The best part is that you can download a fully functional 21-day trial version here. and you can see for yourself. You can buy an individual license outright for $29.95. Perfect for classroom labs. Or for the science student at home.
As part of an introductory offer, buy Quakeshakes now and you'll be able to download our special World Without People map for free. This special educational app shows you the earth in its natural state, untouched by human habitation. Check it out here.
The best part is that Quakeshakes is based on Adobe Air. That means it is fully compaitable with Macs and Windows. Just install and run.
