Field notes · Vol. I/ 001

A dog that sleeps
on the shoulder of the earth.

Every hair on this drawing is drawn by hand—and animated by the ground beneath Aotearoa · New Zealand. Live data from GeoNet. A magnitude 6.0 will wake him.

PURRING · 0%
Sleeping
wind 8%
M < 3
gentle breeze
M 3–5
coat shivers
M ≥ 6
he wakes
Epicentres · what he feels
Aotearoa, this week
N~200 kmAucklandWellingtonChristchurchDunedin
Ripple size = magnitude
M 3.0
M 4.5
M 6.0
Colour = depth
  • ≤15 kmhe feels
  • 15–40 km
  • 40–100 km
  • 100–300 km
  • >300 km
He feels
  • Nearest tremorM 2.1
  • Largest recentM 5.2
  • Shallow (≤15 km)38
  • Plotted60

Warm dots are shallow shocks close to his belly. Cool blues sit far below—the earth murmuring in its sleep.

Cross-section
Beneath his belly
0km1540100300700him168°E172°E176°EWESTEAST
West-East slice · depth compressed · MMI ≥ 3
The shallow ones knock on his ribs. The deep ones only whisper.
Field diary

How he slept, this week.

Oct 5 – Oct 11, 2026
·
5
MONOct
Restlessness59
Tremors by hour
001224
Count
6
Peak
3.4
At
20h
Twitching paws

“Ears flicked at every distant murmur. His dreams were noisy but he kept them closed.”

6
TUEOct
Restlessness52
Tremors by hour
001224
Count
4
Peak
3.5
At
22h
One long sigh

“A soft breath at first light. Whatever passed beneath him was already gone.”

7
WEDOct
Restlessness40
Tremors by hour
001224
Count
4
Peak
3.0
At
15h
One long sigh

“A soft breath at first light. Whatever passed beneath him was already gone.”

8
THUOct
Restlessness100
Tremors by hour
001224
Count
9
Peak
4.1
At
13h
Restless night

“He circled the mat three times and could not find the shape he wanted.”

9
FRIOct
Restlessness14
Tremors by hour
001224
Count
1
Peak
3.1
At
23h
Barely a whisper

“The ground kept its voice low. He barely moved a whisker.”

10
SATOct
Restlessness28
Tremors by hour
001224
Count
2
Peak
3.5
At
07h
One long sigh

“A soft breath at first light. Whatever passed beneath him was already gone.”

11
SUNOct
Tonight
Restlessness69
Tremors by hour
001224
Count
6
Peak
4.3
At
00h
Twitching paws

“Ears flicked at every distant murmur. His dreams were noisy but he kept them closed.”

Journal · derived from felt tremors, MMI ≥ 3
— a dog's week, told by the earth.