Spreadsheet Format

Description

CSV is a “comma separated values” ASCII text file. See the wikipedia for more information on this format.

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Usage

A simple text format suitable for loading data into spreadsheet applications like Microsoft Excel™. This is a good option for manual scientific analysis.

Output

Below are the fields included in the spreadsheet output:

• time
• latitude
• longitude
• depth
• mag
• magType
• nst
• gap
• dmin
• rms
• net
• id
• updated
• place
• type
• locationSource
• magSource
• horizontalError
• depthError
• magError
• magNst
• status

Screenshot of the spreadsheet format, loaded into Microsoft Excel™.