Orbital: Earth Monitor
Global Natural Event Monitor
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Real-time natural event intelligence from 10+ verified scientific sources. Track earthquakes, wildfires, storms, and volcanic activity worldwide.
Orbital brings together data from the world's most trusted scientific agencies into one beautifully designed app — giving you a real-time view of natural events happening across the planet.
REAL-TIME GLOBAL MONITORING
Track earthquakes, wildfires, volcanic eruptions, severe storms, tsunamis, floods, and ice events as they happen. Every event is plotted on an interactive satellite map with detailed information at your fingertips.
10+ VERIFIED DATA SOURCES
Orbital aggregates publicly available data from open government and scientific APIs — including EONET, FIRMS, FDSNWS, NWS, Copernicus EMS, GDACS, ReliefWeb, PTWC, and Open-Meteo — all in one unified interface.
EXPLORE & DISCOVER
Browse trending events, filter by type, search by region, and discover what's happening near you. Every event includes severity assessment, source attribution, and location data.
NEWS & ALERTS
Stay informed with verified humanitarian reports and real-time disaster alerts from global coordination systems.
BEAUTIFUL DESIGN
A carefully crafted dark interface designed for clarity and readability. Satellite map views, photo-rich event cards, and smooth animations throughout.
KEY FEATURES
— Live satellite map with event markers
— Trending events ranked by severity
— Nearby events with distance calculation
— Detailed event sheets with weather data
— Tsunami alerts from Pacific & Atlantic warning centers
— News feed from international relief organizations
— Severity-based color coding and alerts
— Pull-to-refresh for latest data
— Watchlist for saved events
DATA SOURCES
EONET · FIRMS · FDSNWS · NWS · Copernicus EMS · GDACS · ReliefWeb · PTWC · Open-Meteo
Built with SwiftUI. No account required. No ads. Free to use.
Ratings & Reviews
Tsunami Tracking & Major Visual Upgrade
NEW DATA SOURCES
Real-time tsunami alerts from NOAA Pacific & Atlantic Tsunami Warning Centers
GDACS (Global Disaster Alert & Coordination System) events now appear on the map with full detail cards
10 data sources now powering Orbital — the most comprehensive free disaster tracker
ENHANCED EVENT DETAIL CARDS
Satellite mini-map inset on event details showing exact location
Severity color bar at the top of every card for instant visual priority
Tsunami risk badge on earthquake events with potential ocean threat
Estimated impact radius display for earthquakes based on magnitude
Nearby events timeline — see what else happened within 48 hours in the same region
Live relative time indicator ("2h ago") with event-colored accent
Weather condition now shows SF Symbol icon + condition name, not just numbers
Source reliability indicator (verified/official/satellite) next to data source name
Magnitude visual scale bar for earthquakes (1.0–10.0 gradient fill)
FIXES & IMPROVEMENTS
EONET day range selector (7/14/30/60/90 days) now properly refreshes all data sources
Drought events now display correct photo assets
Improved unified event pipeline — all sources rebuild when settings change
The developer, Tolga MERIC, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Tolga MERIC
- Size
- 37.3 MB
- Category
- Weather
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2025 Tolga Meriç