What Earthquake does

Earthquake Research Center is a Turkish non-profit organization headquartered in Istanbul that operates an integrated earthquake information and community platform at earthquake.tr (also reachable via earthquake.com.tr). The core product is a live earthquake monitoring feed that aggregates real-time seismic data from international networks AFAD and USGS, presenting magnitude (ML), date, time, depth, and location in a continuously updated table. Layered on top of the data feed is the Earthquake Chatbot, marketed as the world's first and only conversational interface for earthquake-related queries, which provides an AI-assisted interaction layer for users seeking earthquake information.

Beyond monitoring, the platform functions as a multi-module ecosystem: a Publications Platform hosts articles, theses, Otograf, and Seismograph content; a Live Broadcast / Web TV module offers radio scheduling and audio programming with location-based notifications; Membership Programs serve ten horizontal professional segments including academics, architects, engineers, contractors, civil/geological/geophysical engineers, students, volunteers, and company managers; a global Representation Network recruits country, municipal, university, student, company, high school, and elementary school representatives; and Courses provide educational content on earthquake science and preparedness. International congresses (Congress 2025 and Congress 2026) anchor the community with dedicated accessibility, awards, health, security, and sponsorship tracks.

The business model is that of a community-funded non-profit rather than a commercial SaaS or media business. There is no public pricing; the website exposes sponsorship, donation, scholarship, internship, membership, and job forms, and the trademark footprint (EARTHQUAKE® 2015-2026) indicates continuous operation since at least 2015 despite firmographic data listing the founding year as 2023. The organization employs approximately 11 people and appears to share operational or branding ties with Albayrak Ajans, a separately trademarked web design entity referenced in the site footer. Geographic footprint is nominally global through the representative network, with primary operational concentration in Turkey.

Name

Earthquake

Legal name

Earthquake Research Center

Website

https://earthquake.com.tr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Earthquake Research Center is a Turkish non-profit operating a live earthquake monitoring platform sourcing AFAD and USGS data, complemented by an AI chatbot, academic publications, international congresses, professional membership programs across ten segments, and a global representative network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Seismic Monitoring and Research Platform

NAICS

Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services (519290), Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services (51929)

SIC

Telegraph & Other Message Communications (4822), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Emergency Communications, Alerting & Public Warning Systems (HLAJAGAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community/Group Chat Platforms (BPAMACAH)

Keywords

• Seismic monitoring platform
• Earthquake data tracking
• Academic publishing network
• Professional community platform
• Earthquake education services

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Earthquake Research Center operates a unified online platform that delivers real-time international earthquake tracking sourced from AFAD and USGS seismic networks, supplemented by what it describes as the world's first Earthquake Chatbot for conversational queries. The platform bundles live monitoring with academic publishing (articles, theses, Otograf, Seismograph), membership programs for ten professional categories, international congress events, educational courses, and a live web TV broadcast service.

Product overview

Earthquake Research Center is a unified earthquake monitoring and research platform offering live international earthquake tracking sourced from Afad/USGS, complemented by the world's first and only Earthquake Chatbot for conversational information access. The platform operates as a multi-module ecosystem including Live Broadcast/Web TV for radio programming, a Publications Platform for articles and theses, Membership Programs serving various professional communities, Congress Events for international gatherings, Courses for education, and a global Representation Network. Users can track earthquakes in real-time, access research publications, participate in community membership, join international congresses, and engage through the AI-powered chatbot.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• International Live Earthquakes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• VolcanoDiscovery: VolcanoDiscovery runs a global earthquake and volcano monitoring website that aggregates seismic data and presents it to a consumer/educational audience. Its scope and audience overlap closely with Earthquake Research Center's international live earthquake product.
• Earthquake Track: Earthquake Track is a consumer-facing global earthquake map and alert service that aggregates seismic data from multiple networks. It is a direct functional peer in the live earthquake tracking and alerting category.
• European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC): EMSC operates a real-time earthquake monitoring platform aggregating data from dozens of seismic networks across Europe, the Mediterranean, and globally. It is the closest functional peer to Earthquake Research Center's live international earthquake feed and citizen-science alerting model.

Emerging players

• Temblor, Inc. Temblor publishes earthquake news, analysis, and seismic risk tools for both the public and professionals in insurance and engineering. It overlaps with Earthquake Research Center's academic/professional audience and educational content.

Others

• IRIS (Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology): IRIS is a research consortium that operates seismological data services and educational resources for the academic seismology community — the same primary segment Earthquake Research Center targets with its publications and academic memberships.

Broad incumbents

• USGS Earthquake Hazards Program: USGS is the upstream authoritative data source Earthquake Research Center relies on and also publishes its own public earthquake maps, feeds, and educational content. It is the broad incumbent whose open data both enables Earthquake Research Center and competes with it for end-user attention.
• Pacific Disaster Center: Pacific Disaster Center provides multi-hazard monitoring, alerting, and decision-support tools to governments and humanitarian organizations. It is a broad incumbent in the disaster alerting space that Earthquake Research Center's chatbot and broadcast modules sit adjacent to.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/earthquake

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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