diff --git a/src/app/api/import-earthquakes/route.ts b/src/app/api/import-earthquakes/route.ts
index e43a09e..17091ec 100644
--- a/src/app/api/import-earthquakes/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/import-earthquakes/route.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export async function POST() {
 			select: { id: true, latitude: true, longitude: true },
 		});
 		const creators = await prisma.user.findMany({
-			where: { role: { in: ["SCIENTIST", "ADMIN"] } },
+			where: { role: { in: ["SCIENTIST"] } },
 		});
 
 		const earthquakes = records.map((row) => {
@@ -85,16 +85,18 @@ export async function POST() {
 			}
 
 			return {
-				date: new Date(row.Date),
-				code: row.Code,
-				magnitude: parseFloat(row.Magnitude),
-				type: row.Type,
-				latitude: eqLat,
-				longitude: eqLon,
-				location: row.Location,
-				depth: row.Depth,
-				creatorId: randomCreator.id,
-				observatories: { connect: nearbyObservatories },
+				data: {
+					date: new Date(row.Date),
+					code: row.Code,
+					magnitude: parseFloat(row.Magnitude),
+					type: row.Type,
+					latitude: eqLat,
+					longitude: eqLon,
+					location: row.Location,
+					depth: row.Depth,
+					creatorId: randomCreator.id,
+				},
+				observatories: nearbyObservatories,
 			};
 		});
 
@@ -102,9 +104,35 @@ export async function POST() {
 			(earthquake): earthquake is NonNullable<typeof earthquake> => earthquake !== null
 		);
 
-		// Bulk insert earthquakes with observatory connections
-		await prisma.earthquake.createMany({
-			data: validEarthquakes,
+		// Bulk insert earthquakes and connect observatories in a transaction
+		await prisma.$transaction(async (tx) => {
+			// Insert earthquakes
+			await tx.earthquake.createMany({
+				data: validEarthquakes.map((eq) => eq.data),
+			});
+
+			// Fetch created earthquakes by their unique codes
+			const createdEarthquakes = await tx.earthquake.findMany({
+				where: {
+					code: { in: validEarthquakes.map((eq) => eq.data.code) },
+				},
+				select: { id: true, code: true },
+			});
+
+			// Connect observatories to each earthquake
+			await Promise.all(
+				validEarthquakes.map(async (eq) => {
+					const createdEq = createdEarthquakes.find((ce) => ce.code === eq.data.code);
+					if (createdEq && eq.observatories.length > 0) {
+						await tx.earthquake.update({
+							where: { id: createdEq.id },
+							data: {
+								observatories: { connect: eq.observatories },
+							},
+						});
+					}
+				})
+			);
 		});
 
 		if (failedImports.length > 0) {