diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/obspy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/obspy/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0f5f2c003da0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/obspy/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, decorator
+, future
+, lxml
+, matplotlib
+, numpy
+, requests
+, scipy
+, sqlalchemy
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "obspy";
+  version = "1.2.2";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    extension = "zip";
+    sha256 = "a0f2b0915beeb597762563fa0358aa1b4d6b09ffda49909c760b5cdf5bdc419e";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    decorator
+    future
+    lxml
+    matplotlib
+    numpy
+    requests
+    scipy
+    sqlalchemy
+  ];
+
+  # Tests require Internet access.
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "obspy" ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Python framework for seismological observatories";
+    homepage = "https://www.obspy.org";
+    license = licenses.lgpl3;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.ametrine ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 686dd8c0f363..90e1d7e1983f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -5096,6 +5096,8 @@ in {
     graphvizPkgs = pkgs.graphviz;
   };
 
+  obspy = callPackage ../development/python-modules/obspy { };
+
   oci = callPackage ../development/python-modules/oci { };
 
   ocrmypdf = callPackage ../development/python-modules/ocrmypdf { };