Live USGS earthquake data: latest quakes, quakes near a US place, and was that an earthquake?
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Everything QuakeIndex holds about one earthquake by USGS event id (or a QuakeIndex/USGS event URL), including every revision it observed — e.g. 'magnitude revised from 4.1 to 3.9'. An automatic solution is a first estimate and says so. Data: USGS, as held by QuakeIndex. Each result includes its source, when the data was last confirmed, and links to the QuakeIndex and USGS event pages. No predictions and no warnings: results name ShakeAlert and MyShake as the sources of earthquake early warning.
USGS event id, e.g. 'ci41234567', or a QuakeIndex or USGS event page URL.
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Everything QuakeIndex holds about one earthquake by USGS event id (or a QuakeIndex/USGS event URL), including every revision it observed — e.g. 'magnitude revised from 4.1 to 3.9'. An automatic solution is a first estimate and says so. Data: USGS, as held by QuakeIndex. Each result includes its source, when the data was last confirmed, and links to the QuakeIndex and USGS event pages. No predictions and no warnings: results name ShakeAlert and MyShake as the sources of earthquake early warning.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| id* | string | USGS event id, e.g. 'ci41234567', or a QuakeIndex or USGS event page URL. |
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"id"
],
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "USGS event id, e.g. 'ci41234567', or a QuakeIndex or USGS event page URL."
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}Earthquakes within a radius of coordinates, a US ZIP code or a US town, over the last 1-365 days, newest first, each with its distance, plus the largest in the window. Data: USGS, as held by QuakeIndex. Each result includes its source, when the data was last confirmed, and links to the QuakeIndex and USGS event pages. No predictions and no warnings: results name ShakeAlert and MyShake as the sources of earthquake early warning.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| zip | string | US 5-digit ZIP code, e.g. '93555'. |
| city | string | US town or city, e.g. 'Ridgecrest'. Add state. |
| days | number | |
| limit | integer | |
| state | string | Two-letter code or name, with city. |
| latitude | number | Decimal degrees. Give with longitude, OR use zip, OR city. |
| longitude | number | |
| radius_km | number | |
| min_magnitude | number |
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"zip": {
"type": "string",
"description": "US 5-digit ZIP code, e.g. '93555'."
},
"city": {
"type": "string",
"description": "US town or city, e.g. 'Ridgecrest'. Add state."
},
"days": {
"type": "number",
"default": 30,
"maximum": 365,
"minimum": 1
},
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"default": 20,
"maximum": 50,
"minimum": 1
},
"state": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Two-letter code or name, with city."
},
"latitude": {
"type": "number",
"maximum": 90,
"minimum": -90,
"description": "Decimal degrees. Give with longitude, OR use zip, OR city."
},
"longitude": {
"type": "number",
"maximum": 180,
"minimum": -180
},
"radius_km": {
"type": "number",
"default": 50,
"maximum": 1000,
"minimum": 1
},
"min_magnitude": {
"type": "number",
"maximum": 10,
"minimum": -2
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}The largest earthquakes in QuakeIndex's copy of the USGS catalogue for a US state, county ('Kern County, CA'), town ('Ridgecrest, CA') or ZIP code, with the catalogue span it covers. Data: USGS, as held by QuakeIndex. Each result includes its source, when the data was last confirmed, and links to the QuakeIndex and USGS event pages. No predictions and no warnings: results name ShakeAlert and MyShake as the sources of earthquake early warning.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | |
| place* | string | State, 'County, ST', 'Town, ST' or ZIP. |
| state | string | Optional state to disambiguate. |
| radius_km | number | For a town or ZIP only. |
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"place"
],
"properties": {
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"default": 10,
"maximum": 10,
"minimum": 1
},
"place": {
"type": "string",
"description": "State, 'County, ST', 'Town, ST' or ZIP."
},
"state": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional state to disambiguate."
},
"radius_km": {
"type": "number",
"default": 50,
"maximum": 300,
"minimum": 5,
"description": "For a town or ZIP only."
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}The most recent earthquakes recorded by USGS worldwide or only in the United States, newest first, filtered by minimum magnitude and hours back (up to 7 days). Use for 'any earthquakes today?' questions. Data: USGS, as held by QuakeIndex. Each result includes its source, when the data was last confirmed, and links to the QuakeIndex and USGS event pages. No predictions and no warnings: results name ShakeAlert and MyShake as the sources of earthquake early warning.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| hours | number | How far back to look. |
| limit | integer | |
| us_only | boolean | |
| min_magnitude | number |
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"hours": {
"type": "number",
"default": 24,
"maximum": 168,
"minimum": 1,
"description": "How far back to look."
},
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"default": 20,
"maximum": 50,
"minimum": 1
},
"us_only": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": false
},
"min_magnitude": {
"type": "number",
"default": 2.5,
"maximum": 10,
"minimum": -2
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}The QuakeIndex score for a US state or county: the last 7 days' earthquake activity ranked 0-100 against that place's own 10-year history, its label (quiet / typical / elevated / unusual) and the normal band for a week. It describes observed activity and is NOT a forecast or a risk rating. A missing score is never zero. Data: USGS, as held by QuakeIndex. Each result includes its source, when the data was last confirmed, and links to the QuakeIndex and USGS event pages. No predictions and no warnings: results name ShakeAlert and MyShake as the sources of earthquake early warning.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| place | string | Alternative free text: 'Nevada' or 'Washoe County, NV'. |
| state | string | Two-letter code or name, e.g. 'CA'. |
| county | string | Optional county within state, e.g. 'Kern'. |
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"place": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Alternative free text: 'Nevada' or 'Washoe County, NV'."
},
"state": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Two-letter code or name, e.g. 'CA'."
},
"county": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional county within state, e.g. 'Kern'."
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}Checks whether USGS has recorded an earthquake that someone who just felt shaking a few minutes ago could have felt: large and close enough for an estimated intensity of MMI 2+ at their location (Atkinson & Wald 2007, the equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses). Answers yes (with the event), not_yet_reported (nothing yet, but small quakes take minutes to be catalogued, so this is not a no), or no; smaller quakes recorded nearby are listed as too small to feel. The result links USGS Did You Feel It? for reporting shaking. Data: USGS, as held by QuakeIndex. Each result includes its source, when the data was last confirmed, and links to the QuakeIndex and USGS event pages. No predictions and no warnings: results name ShakeAlert and MyShake as the sources of earthquake early warning.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| zip | string | US 5-digit ZIP code, e.g. '93555'. |
| city | string | US town or city, e.g. 'Ridgecrest'. Add state. |
| state | string | Two-letter code or name, with city. |
| latitude | number | Decimal degrees. Give with longitude, OR use zip, OR city. |
| longitude | number | |
| radius_km | number | |
| minutes_ago | number |
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| Roughly how long ago the shaking was felt. |
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"zip": {
"type": "string",
"description": "US 5-digit ZIP code, e.g. '93555'."
},
"city": {
"type": "string",
"description": "US town or city, e.g. 'Ridgecrest'. Add state."
},
"state": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Two-letter code or name, with city."
},
"latitude": {
"type": "number",
"maximum": 90,
"minimum": -90,
"description": "Decimal degrees. Give with longitude, OR use zip, OR city."
},
"longitude": {
"type": "number",
"maximum": 180,
"minimum": -180
},
"radius_km": {
"type": "number",
"default": 150,
"maximum": 500,
"minimum": 10
},
"minutes_ago": {
"type": "number",
"default": 5,
"maximum": 175,
"minimum": 0,
"description": "Roughly how long ago the shaking was felt."
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}