ESM Event Web-Service

The ESM Event Web-Service allows to obtain basic event metadata associated to a specific event.

A complete list of supported options and usage examples is available in the query-options webpage.

Feature Notes

• Basic metadata such as magnitude and origin are provided. For a more detailed output you should check our FDSN event web-service.
• The output is provided in JSON format.

Citation

If you use this service or its data, please cite it as follows:
Mascandola C., Felicetta C., Russo E., Luzi L., Lanzano G., Sgobba S., Brunelli G., Ramadan F., Pacor F., ORFEUS Strong-Motion SMC (2026). Engineering Strong Motion Database (ESM), version 3.0. Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV). https://doi.org/10.13127/esm.3

Backend Python software used by this web service was originally developed by Puglia R. and Russo E., and it is currently maintained by Russo E. and Felicetta C.