Earthquake data for school projects
Various databases provide access to earthquake data from stations in Switzerland, Europe and around the world. This data offers the opportunity to carry out your own analyses or to use it for school projects.
Swiss Seismological Service
Recent earthquakes in Switzerland, Europe and the World
Seismogramme der seismischen Stationen in der Schweiz
European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC)
Earthquakes in the Mediterranean region and worldwide
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Recent earthquakes worldwide with magnitude 2.5 or greater
Observatories & Research Facilities for European Seismology (ORFEUS)
EarthScope Consortium
Visualisation and download of seismograms worldwide
Earthquake reports on significant earthquakes worldwide for school lessons
Propagation path of seismic wave phases (3D), animated: Seismic waves 3D
Propagation path of seismic wave phases (2D): Seismic phases
Visualisation of the underground movement for selected earthquake, animated: Wave fields
GEOFON
Raspberry Shake
Sound recording of seismograms, web app (account required): Sound
Earthquake institutions abroad
List of selected international earthquake services and institutions.
- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
- European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC)
- EarthScope Consortium
- Institut des Sciences de la Terre (ISTerre)
- Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- Earthquake Country Alliance (ECA)
- Österreichischer Erdbebendienst (GeoSphere Austria)
- Landesbebendienst (LED) Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
- Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique in Strasbourg, Frankreich (RéNaSS)
- European Facilities for Earthquake Hazard and Risk (EFEHR)
Further links and literature on earthquakes can be found on the page ‘Earthquake literature’.