LASTQUAKE
the ultimate earthquakes app by EMSC
An app designed by seismologists.
The EMSC selects for you the earthquakes of general interest from among the 35000 events happening each year. These earthquakes are those identified by the EMSC seismologists to have been felt
by people.
Set your own parameters for the earthquakes displayed in the "around me" section: distance, magnitude. You can also connect your Facebook and Twitter accounts to share your experience with friends and followers. This app offers two versions: English and French.
If you felt an earthquake, just by clicking on an image representing the way you felt it, you help the seismologists in the earthquake's assessment. We also need photos of damage and effects on landscape when they occurredof damage and effects on landscape when they occurred.
You will receive notifications about destructive earthquakes and earthquakes around you that you could have felt. Each type of notification can be activated or deactivated.
A comment in a foreign language? Select and copy-paste it for a translation via online services.
Zoom on the interactive felt map and give a closer look at the witnesses' location and felt shaking.
Test the earthquake notification alert through voice synthesizer and personalize it with your preferred sounds.
Change your settings and use the app in the language you like the most..
LastQuake is available in :
To work optimally, our app requires a certain number of access permissions. Please note that data is used for scientific purposes only and not for commercial purposes.
The information you share with us contributes to seismic risk reduction and serves to alert local populations.
Optional, but required when you leave a comment on an earthquake you felt. Your email is used only for scientific purposes and never shared with third parties. We will contact you in case we need more details about a seismic event.
Our Safety Check service can access your relatives’ contact information and send a text message to say that you are safe.
To send push notifications in case of an earthquake near you and to provide you with safety tips
After a quake strikes, our Safety Check service sends a text message to your relatives to reassure them.
To identify your device and to check if it is able to send text messages.
To share videos/pics with EMSC.
To share videos/pics with EMSC.
To share videos/pics with EMSC.
To share live videos with EMSC.
The app needs internet to work properly.
To let LastQuake app send updates and push notifications in case of an earthquake near you.
By accessing or using our app, you agree to be bound to the terms and conditions described below. If you do not agree to all of these terms and conditions, do not use our app.
The LastQuake app is a mobile application developed by the EMSC. Its use is intended for mobile devices.
If you send a comment with a picture or a video, we kindly invite you to indicate an email address: we might use it to contact you only if we need any further information.
In order to present you with relevant information (for example, the earthquakes near you), the application can use your mobile device's location if you give your consent. This localisation data is collected by the EMSC for scientific analysis to improve the functionality of the site but is not shared with outside commercial interests.
The EMSC cannot be held liable for:
The LastQuake app is intended for devices using mobile networks. The EMSC cannot guaranty the app proper functioning and the data transfer liability. The EMSC reserves the right to interrupt any or all of the functionalities of this app.
The user can submit comments that are:
Banned comments:
The EMSC reserves the right to not publish on its websites or mobile app any inappropriate content. The posting on social networks is under the user responsibility.
The app does not allow you to reply to a comment. If you would like to exchange with the community please join LastQuakers.
Users can submit photos or videos:
By posting a photo or a video via the app, the copyright is deemed assigned to the EMSC.
The EMSC reserves the right to not publish on its website or mobile app any inappropriate photo or video. The posting on social networks is under the user responsibility.
In case of an earthquake potentially generating a tsunami or raising questions about tsunami risk, the EMSC provides indicative information on tsunami risk. This information is principally based on data provided by official warning centres. When it is not available, the EMSC estimates the risk based on official centers’ decision models. The EMSC cannot be held responsible for this statement, which does not take precedence over the information issued by the official warning centres, which have authority on the subject.
In accordance with the European legislation, users may exercise their rights to access, correct, erase, object to processing, and request data transference where applicable. Requests must be addressed to contact[at]emsc-csem.org. We will respond within the shortest time possible. You also have the possibility to fill a complaint with the National Commission for data processing and freedom (CNIL).
The EMSC reserves the right to modify these Terms of Use at any time and with no prior warning.
LastQuake is a unique phone application providing seismological information in real-time.
Our app only focusses on earthquakes felt by populations, and routinely delivers preliminary information in less than 2 minutes after the first felt tremors.
There are currently 130,000 active users and our app is widely praised by the witnesses of earthquakes.
LastQuake is also remarkable for its ability to rapidly collect testimonials.
Indeed, in Nepal, over 7 000 testimonies and 1 000 geolocated photos were collected during the devastating shock of 25 April 25th, 2015. After this crisis, Nepalese users expressed a wish to see safety instructions follow after an earthquake in LastQuake app. It is precisely on this point that the EMSC and THALES Foundation have decided to combine their expertise. Our common goal? Systematize the dissemination of early safety instructions that facilitate relief operations and reduce inappropriate behavior.
Together, we will contribute to people's resilience after earthquakes.
If LastQuake launches but you get a blank screen, try to remove the application cache.
If you have a late notification issue, you can follow this procedure:
LastQuake uses the Global Positionning System (GPS) to get the best localisation available. If you are inside, GPS may not be available, try to go outside or near a window.
Thank you to:
Nataša Stojanović, Emiljano Zhuleku, Ermir Dahci,
Malik Koljenovic, Aion Desk, and Ecija Blašković Vondraček
(translations)
Thank you to:
Leo Lim and Amy Slayer (Tagalog translation)
Thank you to:
Manfred Rieser (German translation)
Thank you to:
Marleine and Rachid (arabic translation)
Thank you to:
Shengzao Chen (Chinese translation)
Stacey Martin, Vineet Gahalaut (hindi translation)
Thank you to:
Mr Mehdi Zare, Miss Farnaz Kamranzad, Mr Masoud Mojarab (Persian translation).
François Beauducel, Ahmad Ali Fahmi, Alix Triyanti (Indonesian translation).
And all other translators.
Thank you to: Christian W. for his help.
Thank you to: antonio (iOS) for his help and mustafa (Android) from KOERI (Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Institute). They helped us to fix the bugs of the first release.