FAULT LINES #01 — Okhotsk Deep
FAULT LINES #01 of 15 — Okhotsk Deep
Generative data visualization: a real earthquake, translated into stone by code.
M8.3 · depth 598 km (deep) · Sea of Okhotsk
54.892°N, 153.221°E · 2013-05-24 05:44:48 UTC
The largest deep-focus earthquake ever recorded.
How the data is visualized:
· The exact moment, 2013-05-24 05:44:48 UTC, is the seed: it draws the whole form. This quake can only ever make this image.
· Magnitude 8.3 sets the scale of the forms, the turbulence and the number of mineral bands.
· Longitude 153.221°E sets the direction of flow.
· Depth 598 km sets how dark the strata run.
· Latitude 54.892°N sets where the colour cycle begins. Mineral: Glacier.
Data: USGS Earthquake Catalog. Selected: M7.5+, 2013–2023, remote regions, no reported casualties.
Generative data visualization · Python · 3072×4096 · Arkain
- Magnitude8.3
- Depth (km)598.1
- Depth classDeep
- Latitude54.892
- Longitude153.221
- Date (UTC)2013-05-24T05:44:48
- RegionSea of Okhotsk
- MineralGlacier
- MediumGenerative data visualization (Python)