diff --git a/www/events.js b/www/events.js
index 33e0ece..bef9f19 100644
--- a/www/events.js
+++ b/www/events.js
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ function ajaxLoadEvents(stime, etime) {
 		maxlat: N+d,
 		minlon: W-d,
 		maxlon: E+d,
-		minmag: minMag-0.1,
+		minmag: config['event']['minMag']-0.1,
 	};
 	$.ajax({
 		type: "GET",
@@ -92,10 +92,17 @@ function ajaxLoadEvents(stime, etime) {
 				var evaluationMode = $(this).find('evaluationMode').text();
 				var evaluationStatus = $(this).find('evaluationStatus').text();
 				var type = $(this).find('type').last().text();
-				var location = getLocation(Number(lat), Number(lng))[0];
-				( location ) ? null : location = $(this).find('description > text').text();
+				var location
+				// try use location with reverse geolocation lookup (nominatim), check cache first
+				// use getLocation if it fails or description -> text if it also fails
+				if ( geolocationTable[id] ) {
+					location = geolocationTable[id];
+				} else {
+					location = getGeolocation(id, lat, lng);
+					( location ) ? null : location = $(this).find('description > text').text();
+				};
 				// create table row: Date, Time, Mag, Location
-				if ( !eventTable[id] && ( type == 'earthquake' || type == 'induced or triggered event' || type == 'outside of network interest') && evaluationMode != 'automatic' && evaluationStatus != 'preliminary' && Number(mag)+0.05 >= minMag ) {
+				if ( !eventTable[id] && $.inArray(type, config['event']['typeWhitelist'] )+1 && $.inArray(evaluationStatus, config['event']['evaluationBlacklist'])<0 && Number(mag)+0.05 >= config['event']['minMag'] ) {
 					var row = '<tr class="tablesorter-hasChildRow">'
 							+ '<td class="utctime-date">'+otime.split('.')[0]+'Z</td>'
 							+ '<td class="utctime-time">'+otime.split('.')[0]+'Z</td>'
@@ -123,8 +130,6 @@ function ajaxLoadEvents(stime, etime) {
 							+ sprintf('Ort: %.4f °N, %.4f °O </br>', Number(lat), Number(lng))
 							+ sprintf('Zeit: <span class="utctime">%sZ</span></p>', otime.split('.')[0], otime.split('.')[0]);
 					marker.bindPopup(text);
-					// try to get better location with reverse geolocation lookup (nominatim), check cache first
-					( geolocationTable[id] ) ? $("#eventstable a.toggle[eventid="+id+"]").text(geolocationTable[id]) : getGeolocation(id, lat, lng);
 				};
 			});
 		},
@@ -198,7 +203,7 @@ function toggleFilteredMarkers() {
 	// show all shown events in map
 	$("#eventstable > tbody > tr:not(.filtered) > td > a.map-link").each( function() {
 		if ( $(this).attr("eventid") ) {
-			eventTable[$(this).attr("eventid")].setStyle({opacity: 1, strokeOpacity: 1, fillOpacity: eventMarkerOpacity});
+			eventTable[$(this).attr("eventid")].setStyle({opacity: 1, strokeOpacity: 1, fillOpacity: config['event']['markerOpacity']});
 		};
 	});
 
diff --git a/www/map.js b/www/map.js
index 4075a49..7150158 100644
--- a/www/map.js
+++ b/www/map.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ function addStationMarker(id, lat, lng) {
 			color: "#1C771C",
 			weight: 1,
 			opacity: 1,
-			fillOpacity: stationMarkerOpacity,
+			fillOpacity: config['station']['markerOpacity'],
 			className: id+' stationMarker',
 		}).addTo(stationLayer);
 	stationTable[id] = marker;
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ function addEventMarker(id, lat, lng, mag) {
 		color: "#FFF500",
 		weight: 1,
 		opacity: 1,
-		fillOpacity: eventMarkerOpacity,
+		fillOpacity: config['event']['markerOpacity'],
 		className: id+' eventMarker',
 	};
 	var marker = L.circle(L.latLng(lat, lng), mag2radius(mag), markerOptions).addTo(eventLayer);
@@ -84,14 +84,14 @@ function initMapLink() {
 				$(this).removeClass('selected');
 				$(this).text('Karte');
 				eventTable[$(this).attr('eventid')].setStyle(normalStyle);
-				map.setView(mapCentreDefault, zoomDefault);
+				map.setView(config['map']['centerDefault'], config['map']['zoomDefault']);
 				highlightFirstEvent();
 			// unselected -> selected
 			} else {
 				$(this).addClass('selected');
 				$(this).text('im Fokus (rot)');
 				eventTable[$(this).attr('eventid')].setStyle(highlightStyle);
-				map.setView(eventTable[$(this).attr('eventid')].getLatLng(), zoomFocus);
+				map.setView(eventTable[$(this).attr('eventid')].getLatLng(), config['map']['zoomFocus']);
 			};
 		});
 		return false;
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ function initMapLink() {
 $(document).ready(function() {
 
 	// create a map in the "map" div, set the view to a given place and zoom
-	map = L.map('map', { zoomControl: false }).setView(mapCentreDefault, zoomDefault);
+	map = L.map('map', { zoomControl: false }).setView(config['map']['centerDefault'], config['map']['zoomDefault']);
 	new L.Control.Zoom({ position: 'topright' }).addTo(map);
 
 	// add MapQuestOSM tile layer
diff --git a/www/misc.js b/www/misc.js
index 7821717..bdde136 100644
--- a/www/misc.js
+++ b/www/misc.js
@@ -84,16 +84,26 @@ $( window ).resize(function() {
 });
 
 /* create global vars */
-var map
+var map;
 var eventTable = {};
 var eventDetails = {};
 var stationTable = {};
-var eventMarkerOpacity = 0.3;
-var stationMarkerOpacity = 0.5;
-var zoomFocus = 12;
-var zoomDefault = 9;
-var mapCentreDefault = [51.85, 7.0];
-var minMag = 1.2;
+var config = {
+	event: {
+		evaluationBlacklist: ['automatic', 'preliminary'],
+		markerOpacity: 0.3,
+		minMag: 1.2,
+		typeWhitelist: ['earthquake', 'induced or triggered event'],
+	},
+	map: {
+		zoomDefault: 9,
+		zoomFocus: 12,
+		centerDefault: [51.85, 7.0],
+	},
+	station: {
+		markerOpacity: 0.5,
+	},
+};
 
 /**********************************************************************
  * document ready                                                     *