ORFEUS / EIDA FDSN web services
- Free?
- FreeNon-commercial use only. Commercial reuse in unaltered form is not allowed. Free keyless FDSN services.
- Sign-up?
- None neededCall it straight away
- Commercial use?
- Read the termsProvider's own terms, not a standard licence
Non-commercial use only: EIDA data cannot be reused in unaltered form for commercial use
The EIDA data policy on the ORFEUS site says:
“Data available through EIDA are free of use and cannot be reused in unaltered form for commercial use.”
“Data services from ORFEUS are subject to a fair-use policy.”
Source: ORFEUS: EIDA data policy and acknowledgements (checked Nov 13, 2026). This isn't legal advice.
For other seismic web services in the catalog without a non-commercial restriction in their terms, see:
- INGV FDSN Earthquake Event Web Service
- EMSC SeismicPortal Web Services
- USGS Earthquake Hazards real-time feeds and event API
Each source has its own terms; read its licence note before you use it.
The fine print
- License note
- Non-commercial use only. The EIDA data policy says "Data available through EIDA are free of use and cannot be reused in unaltered form for commercial use." and "Data services from ORFEUS are subject to a fair-use policy." Cite the networks used. Custom. Signal Lab links only.
- Required attribution
- Required: cite the seismic networks and EIDA.
The prompt works in any assistant connected to Signal Lab.
ORFEUS / EIDA FDSN web services
ORFEUS, a node of the European Integrated Data Archive (EIDA), runs FDSN station, dataselect and availability web services for European seismic waveforms and station metadata.
Coverage
European seismic networks: stations and waveforms, via keyless FDSN services.
Good for
Verdict
A European seismic waveform and station source, alongside ingv-fdsn-earthquake-api. Non-commercial warning: the EIDA data policy says "Data available through EIDA are free of use and cannot be reused in unaltered form for commercial use." It also says "Data services from ORFEUS are subject to a fair-use policy." Licence: Custom; cite the networks used. Rate limits: Not stated as a number; fair-use policy applies. Signal Lab links only.
Free limits & license
| Price | Free |
|---|---|
| Auth | none |
| Free tier | Non-commercial use only. Commercial reuse in unaltered form is not allowed. Free keyless FDSN services. |
| Rate limit | Not stated as a number; ORFEUS data services are subject to a fair-use policy. |
| License | Custom (see note) |
| License note | Non-commercial use only. The EIDA data policy says "Data available through EIDA are free of use and cannot be reused in unaltered form for commercial use." and "Data services from ORFEUS are subject to a fair-use policy." Cite the networks used. Custom. Signal Lab links only. |
| Last verified | Nov 13, 2026 |
Limits belong to the provider and can change. Always confirm on the evidence page.
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- https://www.orfeus-eu.org/fdsnws/
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- Free
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- Non-commercial use only. Commercial reuse in unaltered form is not allowed. Free keyless FDSN services.
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- Not stated as a number; ORFEUS data services are subject to a fair-use policy.
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- European seismic networks: stations and waveforms, via keyless FDSN services.
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- 2026-11-13
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- osint
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- Non-commercial use only. The EIDA data policy says "Data available through EIDA are free of use and cannot be reused in unaltered form for commercial use." and "Data services from ORFEUS are subject to a fair-use policy." Cite the networks used. Custom. Signal Lab links only.
- attribution
- Required: cite the seismic networks and EIDA.
// The same record over MCP
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