2.8.3
2022-05-24
- Earthquake notifications for up to four custom specific locations are now free and available to all users.
- macOS version of Earthquake Monitor with no earthquake notifications is now available! View maps and data feeds.
2.8.2
2021-10-14
- Fix for start-up crash on iPad mini 6th generation
- Fixes for the In-App Purchase subscription check-out and restore process
- Removed the inaccessible toggles from location-specific notifications. Revised the Help text for the Notification Settings to explain the new location-specific alert recipe editing/muting process.
- Premium location-specific alerts feature unlocked for all iOS 12.4 users
- More updates coming soon
2.8.1
2021-06-15
- Got it this time: Earthquake notifications now jump to the detailed earthquake view correctly no matter what when tapped on from the Notification Center.
- Fix for jumping to the detailed earthquake view from the widget.
2.5
2020-11-12
- A SSL / IPV6 issue prevented adding new alerts. This has been fixed server-side now.
- Landscape Left & Right (aka horizontal) view now enabled throughout the app, especially good for iPads
- Removed inactive Twitter feeds
2.4.1
2020-11-01
- Fix for crash on iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPad Air 4th gen, and iPad 7th gen.
- iOS 12 support
2.4
2020-04-07
- Rebuilt for iOS and iPadOS 13+ and watchOS 6+
- Past Day Map and Past 30 Day Maps use a further zoom level now
2.3.1
2019-10-17
2.3.1
- Bug fix for Global Alert Settings. Please toggle your settings again to make sure all is well.
2.3.
- Aggregated news wire service for earthquakes. Roughly the past six hours of headlines with links and source names are displayed and linked.
- iOS 13 dark mode support.
- Bug fixes.
2.3
2019-10-17
- Aggregated news wire service for earthquakes. Roughly the past six hours of headlines with links and source names are displayed and linked.
- iOS 13 dark mode support.
- Bug fixes.
2.2.2
2019-04-29
- New server to send earthquake alerts. You must re-register for alerts again by toggling a setting. Only up to four custom locations are allowed now. If you had more than four previously, please delete down to four, or alerts will not come in. If you experience any crashing in an alert screen during the transition process, re-install the app and it will be a clean slate. If you have questions, please email me from the app.
- Periodically check to make sure alerts are coming in as expected by switching to a low global magnitude setting.
- Advertising consent form at startup for European users.
- Updated internal code throughout.
2.2.1
2018-05-25
- Fix for crash when adding anew local notification recipe.
- Today View extension now shows the most recent mag 3+ earthquakes only. The last one or four will be visible, depending on whether you have it configured to "Show Less" or "Show More". Before, it would shower lesser quakes.
- The 3D touch from the app icon earthquake hinter now shows the most recent mag 3+ earthquake.
- Fixed a bug where sliding the magnitude slider while the earthquake data was loading would result in a crash. Now, it is handled correctly.
- Fixed UI inconsistencies when notification settings for Earthquake have been denied manually from the iOS Settings app.
- Added USGS Big Quakes (@USGSBigQuakes) to the Twitter section. Also, removed a defunct Twitter source.
- Added a 20px white spacer above all ads throughout the app.
- Updated FAQ text.
- Small bug fixes and improvements
2.2
2018-05-24
- Today View extension now shows the most recent mag 3+ earthquakes only. The last one or four will be visible, depending on whether you have it configured to "Show Less" or "Show More". Before, it would shower lesser quakes.
- The 3D touch from the app icon earthquake hinter now shows the most recent mag 3+ earthquake.
- Fixed a bug where sliding the magnitude slider while the earthquake data was loading would result in a crash. Now, it is handled correctly.
- Fixed UI inconsistencies when notification settings for Earthquake have been denied manually from the iOS Settings app.
- Added USGS Big Quakes (@USGSBigQuakes) to the Twitter section. Also, removed a defunct Twitter source.
- Added a 20px white spacer above all ads throughout the app.
- Updated FAQ text.
- Small bug fixes and improvements
2.1
2018-05-03
- Numerous notification issues fixed. You MUST re-register for notifications. Please re-toggle all settings. For best results, delete old custom locations you entered from prior versions and re-add.
- Alert text now has event times in your operating system time zone.
- Apple Watch notifications should be properly formatted now with a full epicenter map, etc.
- Change between mile and kilometer units throughout the app by using the new toggle. Alert text is also modified accordingly.
- Apple Watch app improved to include event time and also reflects your current units, synched from the main app setting on the phone.
- Cleaned up some loading issues with the Table Views.
- Lots of minor bug fixes.
2.0.1
2018-03-23
2.0.1
- Fix for JSON not decoding correctly.
2.0
- Completely redesigned from scratch.
- You will have to re-register for notifications.
- Set up earthquake monitoring for up to 10 custom locations separately.
- When toggling each notification setting, you will now get a pop-up receipt.
- Set a permanent location in the app to sort by distance without having to give the app location permissions.
- The app no longer needs location permissions at all.
- Improved notifications with more information, clearer text, and a better map.
- Jump smoothly to any earthquake in the app from a notification or the new Today View Extension.
- Today View Extension widget for quick access to the most recent earthquakes.
- Much improved watchOS app with zoomable maps, refresh button, and more detailed earthquake info.
- Added "Felt By" numbers throughout the app.
- Added a toggle between satellite view and regular map view.
- Improved Twitter sources section for information redundancy and quick access to updates from me.
- Improved FAQ and App Help File sections.
- No longer able to remove ads, feature is discontinued.
- iPhone X and newer iPad support.
- Get your notification token to send to me for debugging purposes even if you do not have a mail client installed on iOS (please use a screenshot + desktop email client in this case).
2.0
2018-03-20
- Completely redesigned from scratch.
- You will have to re-register for notifications.
- Set up earthquake monitoring for up to 10 custom locations separately.
- When toggling each notification setting, you will now get a pop-up receipt.
- Set a permanent location in the app to sort by distance without having to give the app location permissions.
- The app no longer needs location permissions at all.
- Improved notifications with more information, clearer text, and a better map.
- Jump smoothly to any earthquake in the app from a notification or the new Today View Extension.
- Today View Extension widget for quick access to the most recent earthquakes.
- Much improved watchOS app with zoomable maps, refresh button, and more detailed earthquake info.
- Added "Felt By" numbers throughout the app.
- Added a toggle between satellite view and regular map view.
- Improved Twitter sources section for information redundancy and quick access to updates from me.
- Improved FAQ and App Help File sections.
- No longer able to remove ads, feature is discontinued.
- iPhone X and newer iPad support.
- Get your notification token to send to me for debugging purposes even if you do not have a mail client installed on iOS (please use a screenshot + desktop email client in this case).
1.9.3
2016-10-05
Version 1.9.3
- Fixes for numerous problems with the In-App Purchase. Ads will now be removed correctly!
- Minor text formatting fixes.
- Don't forget for the new iOS 10 advanced notifications! There is now a map with the epicenter embedded in every notification. Consult the FAQ in the app if you don't know how this feature works.
1.9.2
2016-09-29
Version 1.9.2
- Fixed a critical bug where "more alert settings" options would not be saved. All alert settings should save just fine now.
- Updated FAQ text regarding the new iOS 10 advanced notifications.
- Minor bug fixes and improvements.
1.9.1
2016-09-26
Version 1.9.1
- Now you can mute earthquake earthquake alerts that take place in remote oceans. Some existing alert features have been reworked for simplicity.
- Advanced iOS 10 notifications. When you get an earthquake alert on your iOS device, simply pull the alert down from the top or force touch it, and a map will be displayed.
- The 30 day view has been reworked to look exactly like the 24 hour view.
- The nearby cities view is now represented as an emoji in the upper right corner of an individual earthquake's details view.
- Numerous problems in the navigational interface have been corrected.
- Numerous problems regarding the timestamps in non-English languages have been corrected.
- Some explanatory text has been added to the unofficial Twitter feed. Access it by hitting the "?" icon in the upper right corner.
- FAQ has been updated.
1.9
2016-04-25
- Adds a 30-day (30d) Map View with a simple magnitude slider. The old List/Map view becomes the 24-hour (24h) view.
- Fixed a critical bug in the "All Map" that crashed the app.
- Improvements to the Twitter view. Tap a Tweet to view more details for that Tweet from within the app. Easily share and favorite earthquake-related Tweets from right within the app.
- Removed the "Test Alert" feature because of inconsistent user experiences. To achieve this functionality, set your app's magnitude to 1 with no location filtering. In an hour or two or less, an earthquake will most likely come in.
1.8.3
2016-01-30
- Fixed an issue with the Google Ad getting cutoff at the bottom.
1.8.2
2016-01-27
- Fixed a critical bug where occasionally the "limit to near my location?" switch would remain stuck in the off position.
- Fixed a critical bug where if you entered the app through an alert (such that a map is displayed at the epicenter), the app would crash if "view nearby cities" was tapped.
- Fixed a critical bug where under certain conditions, clicking the "All Map" tab would cause the app to crash.
- Twitter avatars and image/video content should load on the first time now.
- Switched from iAd to Google Ads. iAd is being discontinued by Apple later this year. Your location is not shared with Google.
1.8.1
2016-01-22
- Added a "View Nearby Cities" feature in the earthquake details view, or when you tap/slide a notification upon receiving it. This feature shows you the closest cities to the epicenter and their populations.
- Added a "Test Alert" feature that can be triggered whenever you like. This is helpful for first time users, especially. This feature is not available on iPhone 4S.
- The "All Map" finally saves the last region you scrolled to for easy recall. I said I fixed this bug in a prior update...it wasn't fixed. Now it's fixed. Very sorry about that!
- Fixed a bug in the Twitter view where if you clicked on a picture/video, upon hitting back, the Twitter view would lose its scroll position.
- Switched the order of the options on the main notification screen for clarity.
- Minor fixes to the table view text (there should be no more 0mi/0km eye-sores!)
1.8
2016-01-09
- Fixed a bug in the Twitter view ... if you selected a piece of multimedia that played within the app, there'd be no way to go back to the home screen.
- Your current location now shows up when you launch the earthquake details map from a notification.
- Cleaned up the Report a Bug / Feedback screen and added diagnostic information to all emails.
- Added new Twitter accounts @earthquakesSF, @earthquakesLA, @californiaquake, @USGS_EQ_NorCal, @USGS_EQ_SoCal, @USGS_EQ_CA, @EarthquakesJA.
- Removed Twitter account @LastQuake due to spam.
1.7.1
2015-12-12
v1.7.1.
- Restores the alert sound to the custom alert sound, rather than the default sound that was mistakenly deployed in the last update. Sorry about that!
1.7
2015-12-05
- Fixes a critical bug where occasionally the Distance table view data would have data for > 24 hours ago. This was a problem with the table view cells staying in memory.
- Added a Twitter feed of official sources for live earthquake commentary. The Twitter accounts involved in this feed may change over time.
- Made the All Map screen remember where you last centered the map persistently.
- Added a month/date tag to the List view.
- Added a new tag for potential or confirmed tsunamis in the List view.
- Added a new feature to alert all global magnitude 6+ earthquakes, regardless of your location filtering settings (before, this could only be done for tsunami-producing earthquakes).
- Clarified the tsunami alert text on the Notification Settings screen.
- Added a System Status screen within the App Info screen. This allows you to see any special messages about server downtime, special announcements, etc.
- Fixes some small spacing issues on the table view.
- Made the bubble text for the Map Views easier to read.
Server-side fix: All tsunami-producing earthquakes will now have the string "Possible Tsunami" appended to them. You might have already noticed this change go live!
1.6
2015-11-04
- Fixed a critical bug where alert settings could be lost. It is recommended that you setup your alert settings again after you update the app.
- Fixed a critical bug where if you set your location from the Distance tab in the List/Map view before you set your location from the location filtering on the main screen, the app would indefinitely crash on launch.
- Added graceful offline fallbacks so the app doesn't crash when there isn't a network connection.
- Fixed a bug where the distance filtering on the List/map view would not sort correctly and would show some confusing blank information.
- Fixed a bug where the alert controls would sometimes gets overlaid on top of a satellite map view after receiving a notification
- Fixed a bug where the height of the List/Map table cells would be too large if no location filtering was chosen
- Fixed a bug regarding text spacing in the List/Map table cells (thanks to a user for pointing this out)
- Fixed a bug in the Apple Watch app and glance where multiple pins would be shown on the same map
- A few other very minor bug fixes and some rewording of alert messages.
- Added functionality to the info screen
1.5
2015-10-08
- Added an Apple Watch dynamic notification scene so that a map will display with every earthquake alert on the Apple Watch.
- Added an Apple Watch app that displays information and a map about the most recent magnitude 3 or above earthquake.
- Added an Apple Watch glance that also displays information and a map about the most recent magnitude 3 or above earthquake.
- Swipe any earthquake notification on the lock screen of your iOS device, or touch any push notification while using your iOS device to be taken straight to the map for that earthquake.
- Added a new 24-hour map view that can be easily filtered by magnitude.
- Added a new magnitude 6+ setting to the notification configuration options.
- Fix to prevent UISwitches from locking up the app.
- Cleaned up the formatting on the 24-hour table view.
- Fixed iAd issues that caused a cutoff 24-hour table view.
- Fixed all iOS 9 font issues.
- Added an In-App Purchase to permanently remove the advertisements in the app.
1.4
2015-06-24
v1.4
- Fixed a persistent storage bug. If you set the location filtering option to an available distance, then the app exited memory, your location filtering option would not persist, but the UI would tell you it would be! This has been fixed.
1.3
2015-06-12
- A fix for a crash on the first install of the app that happened when you went into the 24-hour List view and selected Distance filtering. The app was fine if relaunched after this crash occured. The app should not exhibit this behavior now and should never crash upon entering Distance filtering.
- iAd-related bug fixes
1.2
2015-05-13
v1.2 adds...
- In the List View you can now sort by distance without having to sign up for alerts!
- UI improvements, including larger List View text for the iPad
- In some regions, the depth was reported as miles, when it was using data with units of kilometers! This has been fixed.
- Thank you for supporting Earthquake Monitor! Please tell a friend!
1.1
2015-04-23
v1.2 adds some new functionality:
- You can now sort by distance in the List View without signing up for alerts.
- The List View was reporting incorrect depths (it was listing kilometers as miles!). Woops!
- Some minor UI improvements, including larger text for the iPad
- Thank you for supproting Earthquake Monitor. Please tell a friend!
v1.1 is a minor update:
- Fixed a width bug when a map was rendered
- Made the default zoom level for maps further out
- Gave more space to each individual earthquake in the table view