USGS Earthquake API

Provides real-time and historical earthquake event data from the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, with search by location, magnitude, and time range. Returns results in GeoJSON format and supports aggregate counts, catalog listings, and contributor metadata.

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Slug: usgs-earthquake
Key: usgs.gov:usgs-earthquake-api
Base URL: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/fdsnws/event/1/
Auth: none
Endpoints: 5
Reachable: yes
CORS: unknown
Tier: verified
Last checked: 2026-03-14 16:08:08.247787

Links

API Base: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/fdsnws/event/1/
SDKs:

Topics

DISASTER, ENVIRONMENT, GEOLOGY

Endpoints (7)

Path Summary Response Auth
application.json Get enumerated parameter values application/json —
application.wadl Get WADL application/xml —
catalogs Get available catalogs application/xml —
contributors Get available contributors application/xml —
count — text/plain —
query — application/xml —
version Get service version text/plain —