Returns seismic station metadata including station codes, network affiliations, channel information, instrument types, coordinates, elevation, and operational time periods. Use this to discover available stations for data requests.
From spec: Search for seismic station metadata including location, channels, and instrument response information.
Usage Tips
- Network codes: IU (Global Seismic Network), II (IRIS/IDA), US (USGS networks), etc.
- Wildcards supported: * for any characters, ? for single character
- Use format=xml for full StationXML with instrument response
- Use format=text for simple tabular output
- Specify time range to get stations active during a period
Parameters (27)
channel(string, query, optional)
Select one or more SEED channel codes (e.g., BHZ, HHZ). Accepts wildcards and lists.
endafter(string, query, optional)
Limit to stations ending after the specified time
endbefore(string, query, optional)
Limit to stations ending before the specified time
endtime(string, query, optional)
Limit to events/stations/data on or before the specified end time (ISO 8601 format)
import zingu_apis
api = zingu_apis.api("earthscope")
result = api.fetch("station/1/query", net="IU", format="text", level="station")
for item in result:
print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://service.earthscope.org/fdsnws/station/1/query?net=IU&format=text&level=station");
const data = await resp.json();
Query ANMO station channel informationdoc_extracted
Retrieves detailed channel metadata for a specific station including instrument types, sampling rates, and orientation
import zingu_apis
api = zingu_apis.api("earthscope")
result = api.fetch("station/1/query", net="IU", sta="ANMO", level="channel", format="text")
for item in result:
print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://service.earthscope.org/fdsnws/station/1/query?net=IU&sta=ANMO&level=channel&format=text");
const data = await resp.json();