NOAAWatch: NOAA's All-Hazard Monitor: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - U.S. Department of Commerce. Nuclear Power Plant Locations and Global Seismic Activity. Worldwide map of nuclear power stations and earthquake zones | maptd. Following the incidents at nuclear power plants in Japan after the earthquake I was wondering which power stations around the world are near active earthquake zones. With this in mind, I’ve created a map combining two sets of information: A heatmap of every 4.5+ magnitude earthquake since to 1973 – around 174,000 in totalThe location of 248 atomic energy plants, including numbers of reactors. Represented by blue markers. The seismic data are from the United States Geological Survey and the nuclear power station information the International Atomic Energy Agency.
To see the actual locations of the earthquakes you can toggle the heatmap off and display markers instead. Map of global earthquake activity and nuclear power plant locations. You might also like: Emergency and Disaster Information Service. Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Global Seismic Hazard Map Index. Education Geology Share this page on: Send to a Friend via Email Your suggestion is on its way! An email with a link to: was emailed to: Thanks for sharing About.com with others! Most Emailed Articles Email to a FriendWeight lost made easierEmail to a FriendEmail to a FriendEmail to a Friend Seismic Hazard Maps of the World By Andrew Alden 1 of 20 Previous Next Seismic Hazard Map of the World Click to see the full 1100-pixel map Global Seismic Hazard Assessment Program The Global Seismic Hazard Assessment Program was a project by the United Nations that assembled the first consistent, worldwide map of the threat of earthquake shaking.
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