Real-time Notifications, Feeds, and Web Services

Real-time Notifications

Know about earthquakes just after they happen. The ENS and TED services each offer something different, depending on your interests.

Real-time Feeds

To subscribe to a real-time feed, select a format (ATOM is the best choice for most), then select which feed you want from the list on that page, and copy the URL into your feed reader of choice.

  • ATOM Syndication

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    A basic syndication format supported by a variety of feed readers. This is a good option for casually subscribing to earthquake information.

  • Google Earth™ KML

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    This feed format is suitable for loading into applications that understand Keyhole Markup Language (KML) such as Google Earth™

  • Spreadsheet Format

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    A simple text format suitable for loading data into spreadsheet applications like Microsoft Excel™. This is a good option for manual scientific analysis.

  • QuakeML

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    A flexible, extensible and modular XML representation of seismological data which is intended to cover a broad range of fields of application in modern seismology.

  • GeoJSON Summary Feed

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    A format for encoding a variety of geographic data structures. This feed contains a subset of the event data for the event lists. If you prefer the full suite of event data for a single event, use the GeoJSON Detail Feed.

For Developers