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ISC FDSN event web service (International Seismological Centre)

Global earthquakes in the ISC Bulletin, via a keyless FDSN event service

Freeauth: noneCustom✓ verified Nov 13, 2026

Free?: FreeFree keyless FDSN event service.
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Commercial use?: Read the termsProvider's own terms, not a standard licence

The fine print

License note: No licence stated. The ISC asks that data retrieved from its website always be cited, including by commercial users. Custom. Signal Lab links only.
Required attribution: Required: cite the ISC as its citations page describes.

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// Overview

ISC FDSN event web service (International Seismological Centre)

The International Seismological Centre runs an FDSN-standard event web service for the ISC Bulletin, the global earthquake catalogue compiled from agencies worldwide, returning QuakeML or pipe-delimited text.

Coverage

Global earthquakes in the ISC Bulletin, via a keyless FDSN event service.

Good for

#osint#earthquakes#seismology#fdsn#api

Verdict

A definitive global earthquake catalogue for hazard and research use, alongside emsc-seismicportal. Licence: Custom (no licence stated): the citations page says "Data retrieved from the ISC website should always be cited." and "This includes use by academic or commercial organisations, as well as by individuals." Rate limits: Not stated. Signal Lab links only.

// Limits

Free limits & license

Price	Free
Auth	none
Free tier	Free keyless FDSN event service.
Rate limit	Not stated.
License	Custom (see note)
License note	No licence stated. The ISC asks that data retrieved from its website always be cited, including by commercial users. Custom. Signal Lab links only.
Last verified	Nov 13, 2026

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// Full record · catalog.json

name: ISC FDSN event web service (International Seismological Centre)
slug: isc-fdsn-event
category: OSINT
domain: OSINT
type: Dataset
sitePageUrl: https://signal-lab.qdt.ai/datasets/isc-fdsn-event
providerUrl: https://www.isc.ac.uk/fdsnws/event/1/
badge: Free
auth: none
freeTierLimits: Free keyless FDSN event service.
rateLimits: Not stated.
docsUrl: https://www.isc.ac.uk/fdsnws/event/1/
coverage: Global earthquakes in the ISC Bulletin, via a keyless FDSN event service.
lastVerified: 2026-11-13
evidenceUrls: https://www.isc.ac.uk/fdsnws/event/1/
https://www.isc.ac.uk/fdsnws/event/1/query?starttime=2024-01-01&endtime=2024-01-02&minmagnitude=6&format=text
https://www.isc.ac.uk/citations/
tasks: osint
earthquakes
seismology
fdsn
api
license: Custom
licenseUrl: https://www.isc.ac.uk/citations/
licenseNote: No licence stated. The ISC asks that data retrieved from its website always be cited, including by commercial users. Custom. Signal Lab links only.
attribution: Required: cite the ISC as its citations page describes.

// The same record over MCP

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ISC FDSN event web service (International Seismological Centre)

Coverage

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Verdict

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// Full record · catalog.json

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