Log on to the United States Geological Survey website. Subscribe to the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program Earthquake Notification Service (ENS) to receive alerts when an earthquake occurs in your area. Create an account, choose your options, and receive email or text messages instantly.
Click on the “Earthquakes” link in the upper left corner of the USGS website to learn about recent earthquakes in the past eight to 30 days in real time. See a color-coded map of the world with date, time, hours, seconds, latitude, longitude, depth and magnitude for all recent earthquakes that happened all over the world.
Access information on earthquakes in real time in the United States and around the world for the past hour, day or week by clicking on the “Earthquake” link, then hitting “present,” and choosing which real time part of the world you're interested in. See maps and graphs indicating location and seismic activity levels.
Search for earthquakes under the “Earthquake” link. Select global, rectangular or circular area depending on your interest. Choose output file type and which database you're interested in. Type the parameters in the blank fields and then hit submit. View the results on the next page. See also facts, statistics, and number of earthquakes from 2000 to the present by clicking on the link "how many earthquakes" at the bottom of the page.
Report an earthquake in your area by clicking on “Did you feel it?” on the USGS website under “Earthquakes” and “Present.” Hit the orange bar that says "report unknown event." Enter the location where you felt the earth shake and click submit.
