Earthquake is a seismic monitoring tool for global users that provides real-time data, map visualizations, and push notifications on iOS and Android.
Product velocity
Active
Daily rank 🇺🇸
#48
▼4Weather · free
Sentiment
4.7
108k reviews
Nemesis
Weather Forecast, Live Radar
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
Users hire the app to receive immediate, actionable seismic alerts for safety and research, making the reliability of the notification delivery the primary job-to-be-done.
For Individuals living in seismically active regions and researchers requiring real-time global earthquake data.
What does it look like?
Key features
Aggregates user reports to estimate event locations within 60-120 seconds before official data arrives.
Integrates seismic data from global agencies including USGS, EMSC, and NOAA.
Configurable notifications based on magnitude thresholds and geographic locations.
How much does it cost?
The subscription model gates core notification features, which users find overly aggressive for a safety-focused application.
Velocity
Active developmentnew contentUX improvementsinternationalizationShow more...
The app maintains an active development cadence, shipping updates across Android and iOS within the last month. Recent efforts focus on expanding seismic data providers and regional statistics, alongside UI refinements and localization improvements. The development trend is stable, with a clear focus on feature expansion and platform-specific stability. The team is actively iterating on both the user interface and the underlying data infrastructure.
Who built it?
Nico Tranquilli
4 apps tracked · Weather
PlaceTrack
Terremoto
Earthquake - alerts and mapUser Sentiment
What do users think recently?
The recent review mood reads mixed. Users appreciate global earthquake monitoring provides essential real-time data for users tracking seismic activity across the world and customizable regional filters allow users to focus on specific geographic areas of interest for seismic alerts, but report delayed notification delivery renders the alert system ineffective for immediate earthquake awareness and safety planning.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
Weekly average review rating
What users say, by theme
- Global earthquake monitoring provides essential real-time data for users tracking seismic activity across the world
- Customizable regional filters allow users to focus on specific geographic areas of interest for seismic alerts
- Responsive customer support works with users to resolve technical issues following initial reports of failure
- Delayed notification delivery renders the alert system ineffective for immediate earthquake awareness and safety planning
80 of 99 recent reviews analyzed · high confidence · Mixed overall
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Competitive landscape for Earthquake
How's the Weather market?
The app is currently scaling globally, evidenced by new chart entries in over 50 markets, including #21 Free in Colombia and #23 Grossing in Turkey. This rapid expansion highlights a strong discovery advantage that is currently being undermined by monetization friction in the core notification funnel.
Read the market outlookThe rivals identified
By Fillog Studio
Both apps compete for the same user segment seeking real-time environmental safety alerts, with the rival offering a broader free-tier utility for severe weather monitoring that overlaps with the core notification value of Earthquake.
- Weather Forecast, Live Radar provides free, real-time Doppler radar overlays for multiple weather conditions, whereas Earthquake gates core notification features behind a subscription.
- The rival includes a dedicated hurricane tracker with projected landfall paths, while Earthquake focuses exclusively on seismic event data.
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Key takeaways for Earthquake
Where is it heading?
Users report: The market for seismic alerts is consolidating around tools that provide immediate, reliable data without paywalls. Earthquake's current posture is exposed: while its data aggregation is superior, the aggressive subscription model creates a vulnerability that competitors can exploit to capture the casual user base.
- Persistent notification latency issues in the latest version erode the daily active habit, which compounds the rating drag already visible on Android.
- Active feature investment in regional data coverage and timeline filtering shows the team is not in maintenance mode, despite the monetization friction.
The SWOT
- Multi-source data aggregation provides a defensible barrier against single-source rivals
- Crowdsourced reporting mechanism enables sub-120-second event location estimation
- Education partnerships offer untapped B2B distribution channels
Next best moves
Migrate core notification alerts to the free tier because it is the top-requested feature and primary churn driver → improve retention
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The app's rapid global chart expansion is a liability…
Read the full takeSince the last report: The app is successfully scaling globally, but its monetization strategy remains a primary friction point that the product team is now actively pivoting to address.
Bottom line
Earthquake provides high-value seismic data, but the decision to gate core safety alerts behind a subscription creates a churn-inducing barrier, so the PM should prioritize a free-tier alert model to stabilize the user base and improve sentiment.
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