# Earthquake Scraper — Global USGS Feed by Magnitude & Area (`hipersoft/earthquake-scraper`) Actor

Collect global earthquakes with magnitude, place, time, depth, coordinates, tsunami and alert level. Filter by time window, magnitude, depth, bounding box or radius — export as JSON, CSV or Excel for alerts, maps, dashboards and research.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/hipersoft/earthquake-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [hiper soft](https://apify.com/hipersoft) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $0.0001 / earthquake scraped

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Earthquake Scraper — Global USGS Feed by Magnitude & Area

Track **earthquakes worldwide** with the **Earthquake Scraper**. Pull a live, structured feed of seismic events — **magnitude, place, time, depth, coordinates, tsunami flag and PAGER alert level** — filtered by time window, magnitude, depth, bounding box or radius, and export each event as **JSON, CSV or Excel**.

Built for **early-warning and alerting systems, news and media desks, insurance and risk models, mapping and GIS dashboards, and scientific research**, it turns the raw seismic feed into a clean dataset you can drop into any product or workflow.

### What it does

- 🌍 **Global feed** — earthquakes anywhere on Earth, updated continuously.
- 📏 **Magnitude & depth filters** — set a minimum/maximum magnitude and depth range.
- 🕒 **Time windows** — past hour, day, week, month, or a custom date range.
- 📍 **Area search** — a bounding box or a circular radius around any point.
- 🌊 **Impact signals** — tsunami flag, PAGER alert level, felt reports and significance.
- 📤 **Export anywhere** — JSON, CSV or Excel, or straight into an alert, map or dashboard.

### Example output

```json
{
  "id": "us7000abcd",
  "magnitude": 5.8,
  "magnitudeType": "mww",
  "place": "120 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska",
  "time": "2026-09-21T18:42:11.000Z",
  "latitude": 54.62,
  "longitude": -160.41,
  "depthKm": 24.5,
  "tsunami": false,
  "alert": "green",
  "significance": 517,
  "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000abcd"
}
```

### How to use it

1. Pick a **time window** (or a custom date range).
2. Set a **minimum magnitude** and, optionally, an **area** (box or radius).
3. Run, and download the results as **JSON, CSV or Excel**.

### Input fields

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| **Time window** | Past hour, day, week, month, or a custom range. |
| **Min / max magnitude** | Magnitude bounds (e.g. 2.5, 6). |
| **Min / max depth (km)** | Depth range in kilometers. |
| **Center lat/lon + radius** | Circular search around a point. |
| **Bounding box** | Min/max latitude and longitude for a rectangular area. |
| **Alert level** | Filter by PAGER impact alert (green–red). |
| **Sort order** | Newest, oldest, or by magnitude. |
| **Max earthquakes** | Maximum number of events to collect. |

### Output fields

`id`, `magnitude`, `magnitudeType`, `place`, `time`, `updated`, `longitude`, `latitude`, `depthKm`, `tsunami`, `alert`, `significance`, `felt`, `cdi`, `mmi`, `status`, `eventType`, `network`, `code`, `sources`, `nst`, `gap`, `rms`, `url`, `detailUrl`.

### Popular use cases

- **Alerting & early warning** — notify when a quake above a magnitude hits a region.
- **News & media** — auto-populate a live earthquake ticker or map.
- **Insurance & risk** — feed recent seismicity into exposure and catastrophe models.
- **Mapping & GIS** — plot events by magnitude, depth and location.
- **Research & education** — build historical seismicity datasets for any area and period.

### FAQ

**Do I need an account or key?**
No. Set your filters and run.

**How current is the data?**
It reflects the live global seismic feed, including recent events within the last hour.

**Can I search a specific region?**
Yes — use a bounding box, or a center point with a radius in kilometers.

**How far back can I go?**
Use a custom date range to pull historical events for any period.

**Can I export to Excel or Google Sheets?**
Yes — results download as JSON, CSV or Excel and integrate with alerts, maps and dashboards.

***

Structured **global earthquake data** — magnitude, depth, location, tsunami and alert level — clean and export-ready for alerts, mapping, risk models and research.

# Actor input Schema

## `period` (type: `string`):

Quick time window ending now. Choose a preset, or pick "Custom range" and set Start/End time below.

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

Start of a custom range, ISO 8601 (e.g. 2026-09-01 or 2026-09-01T00:00:00). Used when Time window is "Custom range".

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

End of a custom range, ISO 8601. Leave empty for "now".

## `minMagnitude` (type: `string`):

Only return earthquakes at or above this magnitude (e.g. 2.5, 4.5, 6). Leave empty for all.

## `maxMagnitude` (type: `string`):

Only return earthquakes at or below this magnitude. Leave empty for no upper limit.

## `minDepth` (type: `string`):

Only earthquakes at or deeper than this depth in km. Leave empty to ignore.

## `maxDepth` (type: `string`):

Only earthquakes at or shallower than this depth in km. Leave empty to ignore.

## `latitude` (type: `string`):

Latitude for a circular (radius) search. Use with Center longitude and Radius.

## `longitude` (type: `string`):

Longitude for a circular (radius) search.

## `maxRadiusKm` (type: `string`):

Radius in km around the center point. Use with Center latitude/longitude.

## `minLatitude` (type: `string`):

Bounding-box search: southern edge. Use the four box fields together.

## `maxLatitude` (type: `string`):

Bounding-box search: northern edge.

## `minLongitude` (type: `string`):

Bounding-box search: western edge.

## `maxLongitude` (type: `string`):

Bounding-box search: eastern edge.

## `alertLevel` (type: `string`):

Filter by PAGER impact alert level.

## `eventType` (type: `string`):

Filter by event type (e.g. earthquake, quarry blast). Leave empty for all.

## `orderBy` (type: `string`):

Order of returned events.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of earthquakes to collect.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Optional proxy settings for the run. Not required — the data is fetched over plain HTTP.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "period": "day",
  "startTime": "",
  "endTime": "",
  "minMagnitude": "2.5",
  "maxMagnitude": "",
  "minDepth": "",
  "maxDepth": "",
  "latitude": "",
  "longitude": "",
  "maxRadiusKm": "",
  "minLatitude": "",
  "maxLatitude": "",
  "minLongitude": "",
  "maxLongitude": "",
  "alertLevel": "",
  "eventType": "",
  "orderBy": "time",
  "maxItems": 1000,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

The results 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("hipersoft/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("hipersoft/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 hipersoft/earthquake-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,hipersoft/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/NDXg2foWnjgLwNWK9/builds/LuqGOTAJChaD2XsJE/openapi.json