- Set the start time to something like 1950. Note carefully the positions of the start and end times; it is easy to get them reversed.
- Enter the bounding box coordinates
- in the advanced options, by typing them in
- graphically on the map, picking"Custom" for geographic region on the right side of the web page
- Get the CSV format in the output options
- You can accept the defaults for the other parameters
Select "Submit Search" at the bottom of the form.
If you request too many earthquakes
- Make thegeographic box smaller
- Make the time interval shorter
- Only get larger earthquakes
Database open to
plot the earthquakes on a map; pick the CSV file you just downloaded. There
will probably be several fields that you must shorten to <= 10
characters in Exe, or you can let the program do that
automatically.