See, the world maps we’ve been using for centuries don’t show the most accurate appearance of the landmasses, either. But the Equal Earth World Map is changing that.

Unlike most recent Chinese maps that encircle the South China Sea with a “nine-dash line,” the line on the new map has 10 dashes, although China has used the 10-dash line in the past.

Asia has been hit by over 20 earthquakes above a 2.5 magnitude in the last 24 hours, with four powerful ones in central and southeast Asia, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

Geospatial 3D data is providing a new, more detailed perspective on the physical world, allowing for better analysis and insights, visualization and decision-making across many industries and sectors.

Earthquakes of this size are rare on the mainland of Southeast Asia. Only three quakes of magnitude 7.7 or greater have struck in or near Myanmar in the last century, according to a U.S.G.S. database.

Considering Russia has the ninth highest population in the world, it is the area on this map with the largest gap between its population ranking and its population density ranking.

Map: 5.1-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Near the Philippines By William B. Davis , Madison Dong , Judson Jones , John Keefe , Joey K. Lee and Bea Malsky Updated June 9, 2025 at 3:33 p.m. E.T.

A cool free tool creates a heat map of your Google Maps movement data in no time at all. By Hans-Christian Dirscherl. Managing Editor, PC-WELT Jul 18, 2023 7:18 am PDT.