This code is for use in the area of nowcasting earthquakes, a type of earthquake anticipation. The following is explanation from the code header. # Python code to compute the xml and image files for the megacities javascript table that goes into the # Megacities_Nowcast.html site # # This code downloads data from the USGS web site # The results of the calculation are contained in the HTML-Javascript "Megacities_Nowcast.html". Place # the folder "Data" and the HTML code into your web root directory for best results. # The data for the web site is generated by invoking the command line prompt in a terminal window: python Megacities.py # The results are placed in the Data folder. # # This code was written on a Mac using Macports python. A list of the ports needed to run the code are available at: # https://www.dropbox.com/s/8wr5su8d7l7a30z/myports-wailea.txt?dl=0 # # NOTE: Cartopy throws a bunch of non-fatal errors and warnings such as: # <urlopen error [Errno 8] nodename nor servname provided, or not known> # It appears that these can be safely ignored