diff --git a/www/events.js b/www/events.js
index 0d4a738..76fd74b 100644
--- a/www/events.js
+++ b/www/events.js
@@ -420,6 +420,9 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
 			case 'earthquake':
 				typetext += 'tektonisches Erdbeben (Stern)';
 				break;
+			case 'explosion':
+				typetext += 'Explosion (Sechseck)';
+				break;
 			case 'induced or triggered event':
 				typetext += '(bergbau-)induziertes Ereignis (Kreis)';
 				break;
diff --git a/www/map.js b/www/map.js
index 23d1516..7e164cc 100644
--- a/www/map.js
+++ b/www/map.js
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ function addEventMarker(id, lat, lng, mag, type) {
 			case 'earthquake':
 				marker = L.starMarker(L.latLng(lat, lng), markerOptions);
 				break;
+			case 'explosion':
+				markerOptions['numberOfSides'] = 6;
+				markerOptions['radius'] = 2.0*markerOptions['radius'];
+				markerOptions['innerRadius'] = 0.3*markerOptions['radius'];
+				marker = L.regularPolygonMarker(L.latLng(lat, lng), markerOptions);
+				break;
 			case 'quarry blast':
 				markerOptions['numberOfPoints'] = 7;
 				markerOptions['innerRadius'] = 0.3*markerOptions['radius'];
diff --git a/www/misc.js b/www/misc.js
index f93bfaf..66de0d7 100644
--- a/www/misc.js
+++ b/www/misc.js
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ var config = {
 		markerColorH: 'red',
 		minMag: 1.2,
 		minMagDelta: 0.1,
-		typeWhitelist: ['earthquake', 'induced or triggered event', 'quarry blast'],
+		typeWhitelist: ['earthquake', 'induced or triggered event', 'quarry blast', 'explosion'],
 	},
 	map: {
 		zoomDefault: 9,
@@ -192,6 +192,4 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
 		heightStyle: 'content',
 		animate: 200,
 	});
-
 });
-