What’s New 5.2.0

You may wonder, “Why wildfires and hurricanes in QuakeFeed?”

  1. In the USA, “Earthquake Country” is also “Wildfire County”. Many people are interested in both.
  2. Some parts of the world are hit by earthquakes and hurricanes. Case in point: the August 14th M7.2 quake in Haiti, followed by Tropical Storm Grace two days later.

v5.2 is PACKED with NEW FEATURES!

Wildfire List View
Premium-only feature
Tap the headings at the top of the list to toggle between the Earthquake and Wildfire lists.

Tap the Wildfires heading to view the Wildfires List. Wildfires are sorted by size by default, but you can change the sort order.
Tap on a fire to view its details.
Pull up on the sliding panel to view more details, such as number of firefighters, number of buildings destroyed, etc.

Search Wildfire List
Premium-only feature
Search for a specific wildfire by name.

Type a wildfire name in the search box.
The list will be filtered by your search.

Filter Wildfires
Premium-only feature
Options to filter by Minimum Acres Burned or Distance from your location.

Tap second button from left to display Filter options.
You can filter Wildfires by Minimum Acres Burned and Distance from your location. This will filter the list and the map.

Sort Wildfires
Premium-only feature
Sort the list by Acres Burned, Distance from your location, Alphabetically by name, or the Updated Date.

Tap second button from right to display Sort options.
You can sort Wildfires by Acres Burned, Distance from your location, Alphabetically, or by the Updated Date.

Hide Wildfires
Tap the Settings button (bottom right) then turn off the Show Wildfires in List View setting.

Tap the Settings button to display the settings.
Toggle the Wildfires List on / off here. The wildfires will still display on the map unless you also turn off the Wildfires map layer.

PAGER Info
Earthquake details now include a direct link to the PAGER info on the USGS Website.

Tap the PAGER link in the earthquake details.
The PAGER shows estimated fatalities, economic impact, etc.

OpenStreetMap With Imagery Basemap
We have added a second OSM basemap, a hybrid of satellite imagery plus OSM reference information. Better for viewing earthquakes in Haiti because more towns, roads, bridges, etc are labeled.

The new Imagery with Open Street Map basemap.
Open Steet Map shows more roads, bridges, etc in Haiti.

Hurricanes Data Layer
Premium-only feature
Includes observed track, forecast track, and forecast cone. Tap a point along the track for more info.

Podcast

We recorded a quick bonus podcast (not a full episode) announcing QuakeFeed v5.1.0.

Episode 3: Drop, Cover, Hold On!
We use a bit of humor to help you learn how to protect yourself during an earthquake.

Episode 2: A Trip Down Market Street
A time travel adventure! We journey to San Francisco in April 1906 and ride a cable car down Market Street, just days before the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake.