Terms of use

The site and API provide earthquake information as is. They are not a warning system and must not be relied on for safety decisions.

Safety

Information may be delayed, incomplete or later revised. Do not use QuakeWatch as your only source for emergencies. Follow official guidance from your local emergency agency.

API and credits

• The API is paid with prepaid credits. Each request states its cost in the response. Credits do not expire.
• Credits are non-refundable except where required by law or where we fail to deliver the service. If a request fails on our side, its credits are returned automatically.
• Keep your API keys secret. You are responsible for usage under your keys.
• We may rate-limit or suspend keys that abuse the service.

Data

Earthquake data is from USGS (public domain). Place data is from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). If you redistribute API responses, keep the attribution field.

Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, QuakeWatch is not liable for losses arising from use of the site or API.