Leave a Review QuakeFeed Earthquake Tracker
Response time getting worse
This app is amazing. I was in class while classmate was giving a presentation and the earthquake notification was alerted before the wave of the earthquake his our building in SF. About 30-60sec before and I was so impress cuz that would be enough time to run away from the glass walls in case they shatters. But in the last year this amazing app seems to be notifying late. I just got a notification 5mins after an Earthquake hit in Berkeley. The last couple have been around the same delay time. So heads up to the tech people working on the app cuz this is an amazing app and there is something off in the delay of notification on the app. 5 mins after an earthquake hits near you is way to late. Especially since for years it’s notifications seemed to be under a minute from impact. Use to a notification first then seconds later the building being hit by the wave or shaking from quakes in the local region.Show lessDash79dash
Works great for earthquake and fire info and notifications
I really enjoy Quakefeed. It provides useful information about earthquakes and wildfires (also hurricanes and volcanoes, but I don't have any of those nearby). I live in the San Diego area.
Personally, whenever there is an earthquake of note, it ALWAYS shows up on my phone within seconds. I'm not sure if this is because the USGS SoCal alerts are more sensitive, but it does work for me as an alert system. However, I still use the county Emergency Alert app as well.
The amount of information you can get from QuakeFeed is amazing, especially historical USGS. Seeing the shake impact of the 1906 is impressive. I really like the "nearby earthquake" alert as I do travel to the Bay Area in occasional. Also, the app has several useful map selections, including fault lines and earthquake risk level.
Most of the advanced features require a subscription, but it is very reasonably priced with a free trial period. You can still get basic earthquake alerts for free, however.
I have been using the free version for years. With the additional information provided, I have decided to subscribe.Show lessinthesand
Informational tool everyone should have
Works great and very effective at doing what it’s built to do. This app quickly informs me and my loved ones of earthquakes happening around me once the nearest sensor to the quake receives the first shockwave. You can also adjust the radius and intensity of the earthquakes you would like to be notified about. Well built and highly recommended. I had the premium trial and it is even better but the free version is just as informative. The economy is struggling with inflation and in not exempt so prioritizing things are a must but once I am in the position I will return to the premium version of the app. Keep up the great work QuakeFeed team and developers.
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Great for info
I question the accuracy. I was i Naples Italy when an earthquake happened around 4am, was told a 4.0+ by media outlets on the 27th Oct 2023. This earthquake disrupted the train schedule and no trains ran until the lines were checked. I know because I was at the train station and my travel plans were crushed.
Anyway, the app gave me no notification about this, nor was not registered in the app. I checked for weeks puzzled. Then I checked about a month later and it showed up, but with incorrect or non correlating information. They had it registered as happening on the Oct 26 at around 6pm ish. The information is incorrect and I now question the validity.
I still like the app and it’s cool to check out what’s happening but the accuracy and timing I now question. I feel it’s more of a novalty.Show lessemilaus
Fantastic App.
I have been using this app. for years and have not been disappointed. I love science and this app. lets me gather information about the movement of the earth's plates. To see how the movement of one plate will effect another. I believe you will find this app. very helpful and if you have children a great resource. Love how you can set features to your own level of notifications. How you can sort through all the quakes by intensity and change back and forth between the list and the map. Update! I hate the map now. Hard to read and the list is too big. Now only a few visible on the screen at one time. Too much scrolling. Looks too cartoon like. The colors are awful. Very disappointed for me, not an improvement. Was easy to look at the map and know what’s was going on but not now. Not going to recommend it to anyone any more. Not all “Changes are improvements”.Show lessTOPPERRANCH
Developer Response
QuakeFeed adjusts to the text size setting for your device. If the text in the list view, map labels, etc is to big for your liking then use the iOS Settings app to adjust the text size. This is an accessibility feature that was requested by many people, and that is why QuakeFeed supports dynamic text size.QuakeFeed
The app works well and does exactly what I want and need for it to do: immediately inform me of an earthquake and provide the information of an event, including size, depth and location. Living in an area that has frequent earthquakes, this informative app actually provides a greater degree of comfort, less fear, because of the push notifications alerts. Additionally, it allows me to automatically learn about earthquakes in other parts of the world and lets me learn that earthquakes are happening frequently in many places and regions and not exclusively where I live. The app is robust in that it has never seemed to have any technical issues.Show lessDPKamoen
Developer Response
Thank you so much for the informative review!QuakeFeed
The app works well and does exactly what I want and need for it to do: immediately inform me of an earthquake and provide the information of an event, including size, depth and location. Living in an area that has frequent earthquakes, this informative app actually provides a greater degree of comfort, less fear, because of the push notifications alerts. Additionally, it allows me to automatically learn about earthquakes in other parts of the world and lets me learn that earthquakes are happening frequently in many places and regions and not exclusively where I live. The app is robust in that it has never seemed to have any technical issues.Show lessDeveloper Response
Thank you so much for the informative review!KISS
I have used QuakeFeed for ages and have loved it, however, all the new changes- ie: night/day, globe view, flags, etc, make it “fancy” not function. I know you have worked hard to improve it but these IMO are NOT improvements. I can no longer look at the map (now globe) and view the Ring of Fire- as the mobile view of the globe is far too small! The night view makes it very difficult to see actual locations thru all the dark & “city lights”… Sometimes SIMPLE is best! I have tried to get used to these changes, which are worsened by the space taken up at the bottom by Ads (which I understand but the map view is a bad place for them!), but unfortunately I just can’t! Perhaps following the KISS principal would help return this app to it’s former glory- at least in the case of mobile phone use! TY- from an honest oldie(!)…Show lessTheGrams2
Developer Response
Thanks for taking the time to share your feedback. I’ll address each of your concerns. 1) You can switch from the 3D globe map to the 2D map as follows: while viewing the map, tap the 3rd button in the bottom row of buttons, then tap the Basemap thumbnail image, then select World Imagery 2D, then tap Done. The 2D map does not show day/night. We do not have the ability to make the World Imagery 2D map zoom out any further, however. We use Apple Maps for the free ad-supported version of QuakeFeed, and there is no option for us to allow the map to zoom out more. 2) QuakeFeed Premium has more basemaps that are from Esri (not Apple) and they can be zoomed out further. You might want to try Premium so that you have access to these basemaps. 3) QuakeFeed has server expenses, software licenses - not to mention our time - that we need to pay. We don’t like ads, and wish we had enough subscribers to completely get rid of them. But we try to keep the ads to a minimum and we don’t share or sell any location data. Thanks again for sharing your thoughts!Quake Feed
Our world is experiencing all types of challenges that people are still not even beginning to understand. We all have not considered the reality that our earth is not a dead rock, but every bit as alive no less than our heavens, oceans, animals humans, insects and biology in all ways.
Some events have suffered in horrific unimaginable events, as we are seeing almost daily. Our earth is very alive and humanity needs to understand this!
Quake Feed is but one source that we all can wake up to and understand earth shifts and turns and continents move about as the world changes axis’s. Weather extremes, with flooding and fire and volcanic activity and melting ice are all life in change. I love this app for it is teaching us about all forms of life within this earth. This app is educational for all people who listen, look and truly accept learning about earth movements and continue change.Show lessAlways shaking
Developer Response
Thank you for sharing these thoughts. We hope that QuakeFeed can help inspire people to learn more about this world and feel more connected.Lacks effective and timely notifications
While the information it provides is indeed accurate, the app's reliability as an emergency notification system is highly questionable. The main issue with this app is its inconsistency in delivering timely notifications. This unreliability can be detrimental during critical situations when every second counts. On the positive side, when Emergency Alert does manage to send notifications, the information provided is accurate and helpful. Additionally, the user interface is clean and easy to navigate. However, these positives are overshadowed by the app's unreliability in delivering notifications. In emergency situations, users need a dependable system that they can rely on without any doubts. Unfortunately, Emergency Alert fails to meet this crucial requirement. In conclusion, while Emergency Alert provides accurate information during emergencies, its unreliability as an emergency notification system severely impacts its usefulness. Until the app addresses its notification delivery issues, it cannot be relied upon as a reliable emergency alert app.
To developer: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ for your response.Show lessUserkjh
Developer Response
Your local government has a public safety and EMS department that provides emergency alerts. QuakeFeed is an educational app, not an emergency alerts system.
