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Latest global earthquakes M6.0+ CONNECTING · Global feeds

Connecting to the global earthquake feeds…

Near-real-time earthquake notifications

Follow the ground
wherever it moves.

SeismoWatch monitors the USGS global feed around the clock and notifies your phone after a matching earthquake appears — for the area and magnitude you care about.

Draw your area

Pick a region on the map. Only quakes inside your box reach you — antimeridian-aware, so the Pacific rim works too.

Set a threshold

Choose a minimum magnitude. Skip the constant M2 chatter and only hear about the ones that matter to you.

Receive it promptly

After a matching event appears in the USGS feed, a persistent connection delivers the notification without waiting for an email or website refresh.

How it works

  1. Install the app

    Grab SeismoWatch for Android. It's a lightweight companion to this alert service.

  2. Configure your alert

    Set your area and magnitude threshold once. The app registers your preferences with the service.

  3. Live your life

    SeismoWatch does the watching. After a matching quake is published in the USGS feed, your phone is notified.

Explore and understand earthquakes

Important distinction

SeismoWatch is a near-real-time, post-event notification service. It sends information after an earthquake is published by USGS; it is not an earthquake prediction or early-warning system and should not be relied upon as an emergency service. Learn how the systems differ.