diff --git a/www/events.js b/www/events.js
index 40169de..14b4501 100644
--- a/www/events.js
+++ b/www/events.js
@@ -242,12 +242,12 @@ function toggleFilteredMarkers() {
  * other event is selected                                      */
 function highlightFirstEvent() {
 	var highlightStyle = {
-		color: 'red',
-		fillColor: '#f03',
+		color: config['event']['markerColorH'],
+		fillColor: config['event']['markerColorH'],
 	};
 	var normalStyle = {
-		fillColor: "#FFF500",
-		color: "#FFF500"
+		fillColor: config['event']['markerColor'],
+		color: config['event']['markerColor']
 	};
 	$("#eventstable a.map-link").each( function() {
 		if ( $(this).attr("eventid") ) {
@@ -267,12 +267,12 @@ function highlightFirstEvent() {
 
 function highlightEvent( id ) {
 	var highlightStyle = {
-		color: 'red',
-		fillColor: '#f03',
+		color: config['event']['markerColorH'],
+		fillColor: config['event']['markerColorH'],
 	};
 	var normalStyle = {
-		fillColor: "#FFF500",
-		color: "#FFF500"
+		fillColor: config['event']['markerColor'],
+		color: config['event']['markerColorH']
 	};
 	$("#eventstable > tbody > tr:not(.filtered)").find("a.map-link").each( function() {
 		if ( $(this).attr("eventid") ) {
diff --git a/www/map.js b/www/map.js
index 7150158..b53ec36 100644
--- a/www/map.js
+++ b/www/map.js
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ function addStationMarker(id, lat, lng) {
 /* add event marker */
 function addEventMarker(id, lat, lng, mag) {
 	var markerOptions = {
-		fillColor: "#FFF500",
-		color: "#FFF500",
+		fillColor: config['event']['markerColor'],
+		color: config['event']['markerColor'],
 		weight: 1,
 		opacity: 1,
 		fillOpacity: config['event']['markerOpacity'],
@@ -59,13 +59,13 @@ function addEventMarker(id, lat, lng, mag) {
 function initMapLink() {
 	$("#eventstable > tbody > tr > td > a.map-link").on('click' , function(){
 		var highlightStyle = {
-			color: 'red',
-			fillColor: '#f03',
+			color: config['event']['markerColorH'],
+			fillColor: config['event']['markerColorH'],
 			className: $(this).attr('eventid')
 		}
 		var normalStyle = {
-			fillColor: "#FFF500",
-			color: "#FFF500"
+			fillColor: config['event']['markerColor'],
+			color: config['event']['markerColor']
 		};
 		// mark currently selected link and remove class selected from all other links
 		// set everything to normal state
diff --git a/www/misc.js b/www/misc.js
index 621ea11..aca89d2 100644
--- a/www/misc.js
+++ b/www/misc.js
@@ -87,9 +87,11 @@ var config = {
 	event: {
 		evaluationBlacklist: ['automatic', 'preliminary', 'rejected'],
 		markerOpacity: 0.3,
+		markerColor: '#FFD500',
+		markerColorH: '#FF0000',
 		minMag: 1.2,
 		minMagDelta: 0.1,
-		typeWhitelist: ['earthquake', 'induced or triggered event'],
+		typeWhitelist: ['earthquake', 'induced or triggered event', 'quarry blast'],
 	},
 	map: {
 		zoomDefault: 9,