DisasterNet — Quakes & Fires

DisasterNet — Real-time Earthquake and Wildfire Tracker

Stay informed about natural disasters happening anywhere in the world. DisasterNet brings together official data from leading geological and space agencies into one beautiful, fast, and privacy-respecting app for iPhone and iPad.

Whether you live in a seismic zone, follow news from your home country abroad, or simply care about what is happening on our planet, DisasterNet gives you a clear and trustworthy view of the Earth in motion.


EARTHQUAKES FROM THREE OFFICIAL SOURCES

When the same earthquake is reported by more than one agency, DisasterNet intelligently combines them and shows the most accurate location, magnitude, and time, while keeping the original source visible for full transparency.


LIVE WILDFIRES FROM NASA SATELLITES

Active fire and wildfire detection from NASA FIRMS, the Fire Information for Resource Management System:

- Updated multiple times per day from MODIS and VIIRS satellites
- Worldwide coverage with no regional restrictions
- See exactly where fires are burning right now


A BEAUTIFUL DARK INTERACTIVE MAP

- Smooth pan and zoom on a global dark map
- Color-coded earthquake markers based on magnitude
- Wildfire markers shown as a heat overlay
- Tap any event for instant details such as magnitude, depth, location, time, and the agency that reported it
- Powered by OpenStreetMap data, no usage limits


TWENTY LANGUAGES, GLOBAL READY

DisasterNet is fully translated into twenty languages so you can use it in your own language wherever you are:

English, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Arabic, Persian, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Indonesian, Malay, Hindi, Swahili, and Hausa.

Right-to-left layout is fully supported for Arabic and Persian.


KEY FEATURES

- Real-time data from official scientific sources
- Magnitude filter from M0 up to M5 and above
- Time period selector for the last hour, last day, or last week
- Sortable list view with all event details
- Source attribution for every earthquake
- Offline reading of the most recently loaded data
- Native dark mode design that is easy on the eyes
- Optimized for iPhone, iPad, and large screens
- Works in landscape and portrait
- Built with care for performance and battery life


PRIVACY FIRST

DisasterNet is built on a simple promise: we do not collect your data, ever.

- No accounts and no signup required
- No advertising and no tracking
- No analytics services of any kind
- No location permission required to use the app
- All preferences are stored only on your device
- All data sources are public and clearly attributed inside the app


WHO IS DISASTERNET FOR

- Anyone living in or visiting an earthquake-prone region
- People with family or friends in different parts of the world
- Geologists, students, journalists, and researchers
- Aid workers, emergency responders, and travelers
- Anyone who simply wants to understand our planet better


IMPORTANT INFORMATION

DisasterNet is an informational and educational tool. It is not designed to replace official emergency alerts from your local government or national disaster authority. Always follow the instructions of local authorities during a disaster.

Earthquake magnitudes and wildfire detections are reported by third party agencies and may be revised over time as more data becomes available.


DATA SOURCES

USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
EMSC European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre
AFAD Turkiye Disaster and Emergency Management Authority
NASA FIRMS Fire Information for Resource Management System
OpenStreetMap and CartoDB map tiles

All sources are public and free to use. Attribution is provided inside the app.


ONE TIME PURCHASE

DisasterNet is a single one time purchase. There are no subscriptions, no in app purchases, and no hidden costs. Buy once, use forever, on every Apple device tied to your Apple Account.

Thank you for choosing DisasterNet. Stay safe.

Recent changes:
What's new in 1.0.6:
• More reliable earthquake data — now loads directly from USGS if our servers are briefly unreachable
• Performance improvements and minor bug fixes
Stay safe and stay informed.