Where and when? Earthquake Watch UWP

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One might think from the sources used that Earthquake Watch UWP is somewhat localised, but in fact there's plenty of earthquake reporting from all over the globe. With a natural focus on areas for which earthquakes are a fact of daily life. Turkey is badly hit recently, it seems, for example. This is nicely presented, although ultimate lacking in depth (unlike the earthquakes - see what I did there?) and also - rather unforgiveably - lacking a dark theme.

From the Store description:

Get information of the latest earthquakes from the US, Chilean and Mexican seismologic national services. Sources:

  • World: USGS, the US Geological Survey
  • Chile: Centro Sismológico Nacional de la Universidad de Chile
  • Mexico: Servicio Sismológico Nacional

Here's the UWP app in action:

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A summary, sorted by time of quake and by distance from my current location. Nothing too close, though didn't Wales have a quake recently? The UI is clean, though bright, and a dive into 'Preferences' (right) doesn't offer a dark theme, which is a shame.

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Tapping on an earthquake report gives a map and some basic data, though anything more detailed requires tapping on the Web control and heading to the source on the wider Internet (in Edge).

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The app works in landscape, as you'd expect from a good UWP application for Windows 10, but - as often happens - things are optimised more for portrait. Still, you can always plug your phone into a Continuum display, right?

You can grab Earthquake Watch UWP for free in the Store here. It's ad-supported, but you can pay £1.49 (at UK prices) to get rid of these if you like.

Source / Credit: Store