Fig. 1: Discrepancy between the top 10 deadliest and most recognized earthquakes since 2004. | Humanities and Social Sciences Communications

Fig. 1: Discrepancy between the top 10 deadliest and most recognized earthquakes since 2004.

From: Data-driven modeling reveals the Western dominance of global public interest in earthquakes

Fig. 1

casualties (a) and initial global search activity volumes (GSAVs; (b)) of the 17 identified earthquakes. The size of circles in (a) and (b) represents the corresponding earthquake’s casualties and initial GSAVs. Black dots depict earthquakes in both categories (deadliest and most recognized). Blue and red dots depict the remainder of the deadliest and most recognized earthquakes, respectively. Areas colored in ivory depict the 62 nations that contribute to the daily GSAV data.

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