# Earthquake Scraper — Magnitude, Location & Time (USGS) (`eins332570/usgs-earthquake-scraper`) Actor

Scrape earthquakes — magnitude, place, depth, coordinates, time & tsunami flag — from the official USGS earthquake feed (GeoJSON). Filter by magnitude and date range. Great for disaster monitoring, geoscience research & alerting. No login, no key, no proxy.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/eins332570/usgs-earthquake-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [thanachit singruang](https://apify.com/eins332570) (community)
- **Categories:** Other
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $5.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

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and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Earthquake Scraper — Magnitude, Location & Time (USGS)

Scrape **earthquakes** — magnitude, place, depth, coordinates, time, and tsunami flag — into **one unified dataset** using the official **USGS** earthquake feed (GeoJSON). No login, no proxies, no browser, no API key.

Filter by minimum magnitude and date range, ordered by time or magnitude.

### What you get

Every earthquake is one row (`recordType: "earthquake"`):

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `quakeId` | USGS event ID |
| `magnitude` / `magType` | magnitude and its scale |
| `place` | human-readable location |
| `time` / `updatedAt` | ISO timestamps |
| `latitude` / `longitude` / `depthKm` | epicenter and depth |
| `tsunami` | tsunami flag |
| `felt` | number of "felt" reports |
| `significance` | USGS significance score |
| `alert` / `status` | PAGER alert level and review status |
| `url` | USGS event page |

### Sample output

```json
{
  "recordType": "earthquake",
  "quakeId": "us6000tn80",
  "magnitude": 7.7,
  "magType": "mww",
  "place": "68 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia",
  "time": "2026-08-14T21:58:21.564Z",
  "latitude": -8.12,
  "longitude": 121.45,
  "depthKm": 10,
  "tsunami": true,
  "significance": 912,
  "status": "reviewed",
  "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000tn80"
}
```

### Input

```json
{
  "minMagnitude": 4,
  "startTime": "",
  "endTime": "",
  "limit": 100,
  "orderby": "time"
}
```

- **minMagnitude** — only quakes at or above this magnitude.
- **startTime** / **endTime** — ISO dates (empty = last 30 days to now).
- **limit** — max earthquakes (1–20000).
- **orderby** — `time` / `time-asc` / `magnitude` / `magnitude-asc`.

### Use cases

- **Disaster monitoring** — a live feed of significant quakes worldwide
- **Alerting** — trigger notifications above a magnitude threshold
- **Geoscience research** — build datasets over a date range and region
- **Insurance & risk** — track seismic events near assets

### FAQ

**Do I need an API key or login?** No. The USGS earthquake feed is public and key-free.

**Is it free to try?** Yes — click **Try for free** and run the prefilled example (magnitude ≥ 4).

**How far back can I go?** Set `startTime`/`endTime` (ISO dates) to query any historical window.

**Is this allowed?** It uses the official USGS FDSN event API — public government data.

### Pricing

**Pay per result — $5 per 1,000 earthquakes.** Runs that return nothing cost nothing. No monthly fee, no proxy costs.

# Actor input Schema

## `minMagnitude` (type: `integer`):

Only return quakes at or above this magnitude.

## `startTime` (type: `string`):

Earliest event time (ISO date, e.g. 2025-01-01). Empty = last 30 days.

## `endTime` (type: `string`):

Latest event time (ISO date). Empty = now.

## `limit` (type: `integer`):

Cap the number of earthquakes returned (1–20000).

## `orderby` (type: `string`):

Sort order.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "minMagnitude": 4,
  "limit": 100,
  "orderby": "time"
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `items` (type: `string`):

All scraped earthquake records as dataset items.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("eins332570/usgs-earthquake-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("eins332570/usgs-earthquake-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call eins332570/usgs-earthquake-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,eins332570/usgs-earthquake-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/Nw46kFGeTj9buwEEq/builds/TDQ4gwKtmG53AlUZ3/openapi.json