Locate People NowFind your people when it matters most
Locate People Now is a free service to find people and share safety status during earthquakes, floods, fires, and other emergencies — from any phone or browser.
Looking for someone?
Three ways to find a person during an emergency — no account needed.
Search by name
Type a name to see a person's safety status, last known location, and messages.
Someone you can't reach
Create a public search request — give their country and last known location so others can help find them.
In a specific emergency
Open the earthquake, flood, or fire and see everyone who checked in — who is safe and who still needs help.
What you can do
Two simple ways to use Locate People Now in an emergency.
Find someone
Search a name to see a person's safety status, last known location, and messages.
Share your safety status
Mark yourself Safe, Need help, Missing, or Found, and share a link with your family.
Emergency check-ins
During a disaster, open an event where many people report their status in one place.
How it works
Set up your profile in under a minute. No email and no cost.
Create a profile
In seconds, with no email. Pick a name your family can search for.
Share your status
Mark yourself Safe or Need help, and optionally share your location.
Be found
Share your link, or your family searches your name and sees you are OK.
See how it works
A quick look at what Locate People Now does in an emergency.
Create your profile in seconds
From a computer or a phone, with no app and no email. Choose a name your family can search for.
Share your location
Add your exact or approximate location so your family can see where you are, even when the network is weak.
Built for emergencies
During an earthquake, flood, or fire, mark yourself safe and check on the people around you.
Find someone by name
Search a name to see a person's safety status, last known location, and messages. No account is needed to search.
Get the Locate People Now app
You can use the whole website with no download. The Android app adds automatic location updates in the background, so your family always sees your latest position — even if you cannot open your phone.
Private by design
Only people who choose to share can be found. You can share an approximate location instead of an exact one. No email is ever required.
Are you in an affected area?
Let your family know you are OK. It takes seconds and needs no email.
Create my profile