1. Aggregate
We continuously poll public APIs and RSS feeds from 14+ official agencies — USGS, NHC, JMA, GDACS, WHO and government advisories. Every detected event becomes a normalized record with location, severity and source attribution.
Informational only. TravelAlert aggregates publicly available data from third-party agencies. We do not author, verify, or endorse this content and are not affiliated with any government or agency named on this page. Information here is not professional safety, security, medical, legal, or travel advice and must not be used as a sole or primary source for life-safety decisions. Always follow instructions from local authorities and official channels. See our full safety disclaimer.
How it works
How TravelAlert works
TravelAlert is an aggregator. We do the boring part — poll 14+ official sources every few minutes, geofence around your trip, normalize wildly different alert formats and push only what's actually relevant. Here's exactly how that works.
2. Filter
Alerts are filtered against your saved places, your upcoming trip locations and your severity threshold. We drop expired events, deduplicate cross-feed reports of the same incident, and rank by proximity and severity.
3. Notify
If something passes your threshold near a place you care about, we push a notification within minutes — with the original source link so you can verify and read more. No generic global noise.
Official sources we aggregate
Every alert links back to the original source.
Seismic & tsunami
USGSEMSCJMABMKGPTWC
Tropical storms
NHC (NOAA)JMAPAGASAHKOBoM
Multi-hazard
GDACSCopernicus EMSSmithsonian GVP
Health & outbreaks
WHOCDC Travel HealthECDC
Government advisories
US State DeptUK FCDOCanada GACSmartravellerAuswärtiges Amt
Agency names and trademarks are property of their respective owners. TravelAlert is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any of these organizations. We surface their publicly available data; we do not speak for them and do not guarantee accuracy, completeness, or timeliness.
What TravelAlert is — and isn't
We are
- • An aggregator of publicly available official alerts
- • Location-aware: alerts filtered by your trip
- • Push-capable: notifications within minutes
- • A reference for travelers who don't want 14 tabs open
We are not
- • An emergency notification service
- • A medical or legal advice provider
- • Affiliated with any government or agency
- • A replacement for local authorities or your government's advisory
Frequently asked questions
Where does TravelAlert get its data from?
Exclusively from publicly available feeds operated by official agencies: USGS, EMSC, JMA, NHC, NOAA, GDACS, Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program, WHO, CDC, ECDC, and government foreign-affairs ministries (US State Dept, UK FCDO, Canada GAC, Smartraveller, Auswärtiges Amt). We do not author advisories ourselves.
How fresh is the data?
Seismic feeds (USGS, EMSC, JMA) are polled within minutes of event detection. Multi-hazard feeds (GDACS) and storm feeds (NHC) follow each official update cycle. Government advisories are checked at least daily.
Is TravelAlert an emergency notification service?
No. TravelAlert is an informational aggregator. We surface official alerts faster and filter them by your location, but we do not generate emergency notifications, dispatch responders, or guarantee delivery. In a life-safety situation, always follow instructions from local authorities and your country's emergency channels.
Do I need an account to see alerts?
No. The live feed, the global map and country/destination pages are free and require no signup. A free account adds push notifications and the ability to save specific places and trips.
What data do you store about me?
If you create an account: your email, the places you save, your trip dates and your notification preferences. We do not sell data. Anonymous usage analytics (pageviews, events) are collected to improve the product. See our privacy policy for full detail.
Why does TravelAlert sometimes show a different severity than my government?
Different agencies use different scales. A USGS earthquake is reported by magnitude; a government travel advisory uses a 4-level political/security scale. We normalize across feeds for display, but always link to the original source so you can read it directly.
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