catalogs: List available event catalogs

API: earthscope.org:earthscopeiris-seismic-web-services
Endpoint: /event/1/catalogs
Response format: text/plain
Auth: unknown
Method: GET
Last Status: 406
Latency: 1066ms

Description

Returns a list of available earthquake catalogs (e.g., NEIC PDE, ISC, GCMT) that can be used as sources in event queries. Each catalog has different coverage, magnitude types, and update schedules.

From spec: Returns a list of available earthquake catalogs (e.g., NEIC PDE, ISC, GCMT).

Usage Tips

- Catalogs can be specified using the 'catalog' parameter in event queries - Common catalogs: ANSS (Advanced National Seismic System), ISC (International Seismological Centre), GCMT (Global CMT) - Some catalogs may have delayed updates compared to real-time feeds

Examples (1)

List available earthquake catalogs doc_extracted

Retrieves the list of available earthquake catalogs for use in filtering event queries

curl 'https://service.earthscope.org/fdsnws/event/1/catalogs'

import requests

resp = requests.get("https://service.earthscope.org/fdsnws/event/1/catalogs")
data = resp.json()

import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("earthscope")
result = api.fetch("event/1/catalogs")

for item in result:
    print(item)

const resp = await fetch("https://service.earthscope.org/fdsnws/event/1/catalogs");
const data = await resp.json();

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Time	Status	Latency
2026-04-16 00:36:05.522151	406	1066ms
2026-04-15 01:14:45.730074	406	1058ms
2026-04-14 00:12:50.476048	406	1005ms
2026-04-12 16:32:46.343709	406	943ms