Who says we’re not topical here at TUAW. For our Daily Mac App, I bring you Tremors. Developed by TUAW’s own Michael Jones, this $2.99 app helps you monitor seismic activity around the globe.
It leverages USGS data, but it includes quake data from all over. Tremors had no trouble locating today’s Virginia shake-up, seen above.
What’s more, it offered that in terrain, roadmap view, satellite and hybrid modes. When you zoom in using Satellite, you can see these quakes had epicenters right in the middle of someone’s backyard.
A handy list-view lets you see where each quake has happened and when. It surprised me how many quakes took place around the world in just the last few hours. Virginia looks piddling in that list, although I’m told that it’s all about how the plates are laid out, not about just the magnitude and distance from the epicenter.
Anyway, Tremors is a cool app to explore and hopefully very few of you will have to get up close or personal with any of the seismic activity reported there in.
Daily Mac App: Tremors originally appeared on TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.