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ObsPy allows you to easily download earthquake data from various data centers/networks through its client API. This is an overview of available services and a demo of the client API for International Federation of Digital Seismograph Networks (FDSN). Use this if you need to download earthquake research data.

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# Retrieving Data from Data Centers

The most common use case is likely to download waveforms and event/station meta information. In almost all cases you will want to use the `obspy.clients.fdsn` module for this. It supports the largest number of data centers and uses the most modern data formats. There are still a number of reasons to choose a different module but please make sure you have one.

Read [obspy-client-fdsn.md](obspy-client-fdsn.md) for usage of the FDSN client API.

## The FDSN Web Services

### Basic FDSN Web Services

| Available Data Types | Format |
|---------------------|--------|
| Waveforms | MiniSEED and optionally others |
| Station Information | StationXML and Text |
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