Yes when you wire the REST data source to the USGS GeoJSON earthquake feed. SleekRank caches the response per cacheDuration and renders one page per event. You can still maintain a parallel Google Sheet for historical events that pre-date the feed or that need editorial annotations.

Yes. Add a shakemap_url column and map it via a tag mapping that injects an image. For felt reports, store an mmi_reports array per region and render via a list mapping. The dataset carries the references, the template renders them.

Store aftershocks as an array column with magnitude, depth, and time, and render via a list mapping on the parent event page. For very large sequences, link to a sub-page /earthquakes/{slug}/aftershocks/ generated from the same dataset.

Store latitude and longitude as separate decimal columns and render via selector mappings with a consistent format (e.g. 38.297 N, 142.373 E). The dataset stays canonical, the template enforces presentation.

SleekRank caches the source per cacheDuration set in seconds. Edit the sheet or refetch the USGS feed, clear the SleekRank cache via WP-CLI or admin, and the next request rebuilds the page with new data. For active seismic feeds set cacheDuration low (15 to 60 minutes); for historical catalogs set it high.

Yes. Each generated URL is a real WordPress page included in the sitemap. The base template is excluded automatically so the scaffolding does not compete with real event pages. Run a rewrite flush after adding new slugs so the routes resolve immediately on production.

Yes, but that belongs on a hub page rather than the per-event URL. Build /earthquakes/ as a filter page that pulls from the same catalog and filters by fault, region, magnitude range, or year. SleekRank handles the per-event detail pages; the hub uses the same source as the single point of truth.

Update the magnitude_mw value in the source row and clear the SleekRank cache. The page rebuilds with the revised value, and there is no per-page audit. Keep a revision_note column if you want to render an editorial footnote explaining historical estimates versus current values.