Data Sources

Every dataset, feed, and reference powering BantayLindol — with attribution, integration status, coverage, and reliability rating. Live feeds are polled automatically; static sources are curated and dated; reference sources are linked but not redistributed.

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USGS Earthquake Catalog (FDSN Event Service)

live

Authoritative real-time and historical global earthquake catalog. Used as our primary live feed, filtered to the Philippine bounding box.

Category
Catalog
Coverage
Global · 1900–present · M≥1 (varies by region)
Reliability
★★★★★
Used in
/, /map, /forecast, /api/public/earthquakes, /rss.xml
© U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Hazards Program

USGS GeoJSON Summary Feeds

live

Hour / day / week / month rolling GeoJSON feeds powering our live map and dashboard.

Category
Catalog
Coverage
Global · rolling window · cached ~60 s
Reliability
★★★★★
Used in
/, /map
© U.S. Geological Survey

PHIVOLCS Earthquake Information System

reference

Official Philippine government catalog and bulletins. Authoritative for local magnitude and felt intensity. No public JSON API — referenced and linked, not redistributed.

Category
Catalog
Coverage
Philippines · 1589–present
Reliability
★★★★★
Used in
/historical, /data-sources, /research
© Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (DOST-PHIVOLCS)

PHIVOLCS Hazard GIS Portal (HazardHunterPH / GeoRiskPH)

reference

Authoritative shaking, liquefaction, landslide, and tsunami exposure layers for the Philippines. Linked rather than mirrored.

Category
Hazard
Coverage
Philippines · per-municipality
Reliability
★★★★★
Used in
/hazards, /cities/$slug
© DOST-PHIVOLCS / GeoRiskPH

EMSC-CSEM Real-time Seismicity

reference

European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre real-time catalog. Currently linked as a cross-reference.

Category
Catalog
Coverage
Global
Reliability
★★★★
Used in
/research
© Centre Sismologique Euro-Méditerranéen

ISC Bulletin

reference

International Seismological Centre reviewed bulletin. Authoritative for relocated events with multi-agency picks.

Category
Catalog
Coverage
Global · 1904–present
Reliability
★★★★★
Used in
/research
© International Seismological Centre

CARTO Light Basemap (OpenStreetMap)

live

Vector basemap tiles used in our interactive maps.

Category
Methodology
Coverage
Global
Reliability
★★★★
Used in
/, /map, /cities/$slug, /faults/$slug, /provinces/$slug
© © OpenStreetMap contributors, © CARTO

On PHIVOLCS data. PHIVOLCS does not publish a real-time JSON API. We cite and link the PHIVOLCS Earthquake Information System, Active Faults Map, and Destructive Earthquakes Catalog rather than mirror them, to preserve attribution and avoid republishing under unclear terms. For real-time monitoring we use USGS, which co-locates Philippine events with global coverage.

On reliability ratings. Ratings reflect authoritativeness, update cadence, and methodological transparency for the use case in this platform — not the scientific reputation of the producers.