Earthquake Monitor
Earthquake Monitor is a customizable widget that shows an overview of earthquakes around the world from the U.S. Geological Surveys data.
5(3 reviews)
·50 active installs·Updated 6 years agoAs of April 2026, Earthquake Monitor is a WordPress widget plugin with 50 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 3 reviews. It has been downloaded 6.5K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.0.0+ and PHP 5.3+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 6 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Widgets for Google Reviews.
5/53 reviews
50active installs
6.5K+total downloads
15 yearssince 2011
Overview
Earthquake Monitor is a customizable widget that shows an overview of earthquakes around the world from the U.S. Geological Surveys data. You can show this in a widget (or multiple widgets) or use the shortcode [eqmonitor]. All requests can be cached so it won’t slow down your site.
Arbitrary section
- The display format field is now a customizable field. You determine how the widget displays the links within the ‘limits’ of this widget.
- You are allowed to use HTML tags in the display format field.
- If you make the Location linkable it will link to the USGS website providing detailed information about the quake.
- The date format is compatible with the date() function of PHP. See date for more information.
- According to the USGV website the feeds for the past hour,day and 7 d…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 5.0.0+ requiredTested up to 5.5.0 |
| PHP | 5.3+ required |
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Changelog
2.0.4
- Fixed bug in timezone settings
Contributors
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