# USGS Earthquakes — Real-Time & Historical (`scrapeworks/usgs-earthquakes`) Actor Get real-time and historical earthquake data from the official USGS feed. Clean JSON with magnitude, location, depth, tsunami flags, alert levels, and a magnitude class. Filter by time, magnitude, or region. - **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapeworks/usgs-earthquakes.md - **Developed by:** [Nicolas van Arkens](https://apify.com/scrapeworks) (community) - **Categories:** News, Open source - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $1.00 / 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/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## USGS Earthquakes — Real-Time & Historical 🌎 Get **real-time and historical earthquake data** from the official **USGS Earthquake Hazards Program** as clean, structured JSON. Each event comes with magnitude (and a human-readable class — Micro / Minor / Light / Moderate / Strong / Major / Great), location, depth, tsunami flag, alert level, felt reports, and intensity measures. Use the standard USGS summary feeds (significant events of the past week, M4.5+ of the past month, etc.) or build custom queries with time, magnitude, and bounding-box filters. ### Why use it - ⏱️ **Real-time and historical** — pull live feeds or query any date range - 📏 **Magnitude classification** — readable class labels alongside the raw number - 🌐 **Split coordinates** — latitude, longitude, depth as separate fields (USGS bundles them in an array) - 🕐 **Normalized timestamps** — clean ISO 8601 UTC (USGS uses epoch milliseconds) - 🌊 **Full event detail** — tsunami flag, alert level (green/yellow/orange/red), felt reports, CDI, MMI, significance - 🎯 **Flexible filters** — by time, magnitude range, or geographic bounding box ### Use cases - **News & journalism** — monitor significant events as they happen - **Risk analysis** — insurance, infrastructure, construction - **Research & datasets** — historical seismic data for academic work - **Alerts & automation** — feed into Slack, email, or webhook pipelines - **Visualizations & dashboards** — live event maps and trend charts ### Input | Field | Description | |-------|-------------| | **Mode** | `summary` (standard pre-built feeds, fastest) or `query` (custom filters). | | **Summary feed** | Which USGS summary feed (in summary mode). | | **Start / end time** | ISO date or datetime bounds (query mode). | | **Min / max magnitude** | Magnitude range filter (query mode). | | **Bounding box** | min/max latitude and longitude (query mode). | | **Maximum events** | Cap on results (USGS caps queries at 20,000). | ### Output ```json { "id": "us7000abcd", "magnitude": 6.4, "magnitudeClass": "Strong", "magnitudeType": "mww", "place": "10 km E of Anchorage, Alaska", "time": "2024-06-09T02:26:40+00:00", "updated": "2024-06-09T03:00:00+00:00", "latitude": 61.3, "longitude": -149.6, "depthKm": 35.0, "tsunamiFlag": true, "alertLevel": "yellow", "feltReports": 423, "cdi": 5.8, "mmi": 6.1, "significance": 750, "eventType": "earthquake", "status": "reviewed", "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000abcd" } ```` Export to JSON, CSV, or Excel, or pull via the Apify API. Connect to Slack, Sheets, or webhook pipelines for live alerts. ### Notes - Uses the official public USGS Earthquake Hazards Program feed. Independent tool, not affiliated with USGS or the US Geological Survey. - Data is provided by USGS under their [terms of use](https://www.usgs.gov/laws/policies_notices.html). # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): Use 'summary' for the standard USGS pre-built feeds (significant, magnitude thresholds, hour/day/week/month) — the fastest option. Use 'query' for custom filtering by time, magnitude range, or geographic bounding box. ## `summaryFeed` (type: `string`): Which USGS summary feed to fetch. 'significant\_week' is a reliable always-non-empty default. ## `startTime` (type: `string`): Earliest event time (ISO date or datetime, e.g. '2025-01-01' or '2025-01-01T00:00:00'). Only used in query mode. ## `endTime` (type: `string`): Latest event time (ISO date or datetime). Only used in query mode. ## `minMagnitude` (type: `string`): Lower bound on event magnitude (e.g. '4.5'). Only used in query mode. ## `maxMagnitude` (type: `string`): Upper bound on event magnitude (e.g. '7.0'). Only used in query mode. ## `minLatitude` (type: `string`): Southern boundary of geographic bounding box (decimal degrees, e.g. '35.5'). Query mode. ## `maxLatitude` (type: `string`): Northern boundary of geographic bounding box (decimal degrees, e.g. '42.0'). Query mode. ## `minLongitude` (type: `string`): Western boundary of bounding box (decimal degrees, e.g. '-125.3'). Query mode. ## `maxLongitude` (type: `string`): Eastern boundary of bounding box (decimal degrees, e.g. '-115.0'). Query mode. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of events to return (USGS caps queries at 20,000). ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "summary", "summaryFeed": "significant_week", "maxItems": 1000 } ``` # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = {}; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("scrapeworks/usgs-earthquakes").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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = {} # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("scrapeworks/usgs-earthquakes").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).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 scrapeworks/usgs-earthquakes --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=scrapeworks/usgs-earthquakes", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "USGS Earthquakes — Real-Time & Historical", "description": "Get real-time and historical earthquake data from the official USGS feed. Clean JSON with magnitude, location, depth, tsunami flags, alert levels, and a magnitude class. 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Use 'query' for custom filtering by time, magnitude range, or geographic bounding box.", "default": "summary" }, "summaryFeed": { "title": "Summary feed", "enum": [ "significant_hour", "significant_day", "significant_week", "significant_month", "4.5_hour", "4.5_day", "4.5_week", "4.5_month", "2.5_day", "2.5_week", "2.5_month", "1.0_day", "1.0_week", "all_hour", "all_day", "all_week" ], "type": "string", "description": "Which USGS summary feed to fetch. 'significant_week' is a reliable always-non-empty default.", "default": "significant_week" }, "startTime": { "title": "Start time (query mode)", "type": "string", "description": "Earliest event time (ISO date or datetime, e.g. '2025-01-01' or '2025-01-01T00:00:00'). Only used in query mode." }, "endTime": { "title": "End time (query mode)", "type": "string", "description": "Latest event time (ISO date or datetime). Only used in query mode." }, "minMagnitude": { "title": "Minimum magnitude (query mode)", "type": "string", "description": "Lower bound on event magnitude (e.g. '4.5'). Only used in query mode." }, "maxMagnitude": { "title": "Maximum magnitude (query mode)", "type": "string", "description": "Upper bound on event magnitude (e.g. '7.0'). Only used in query mode." }, "minLatitude": { "title": "Min latitude (query mode)", "type": "string", "description": "Southern boundary of geographic bounding box (decimal degrees, e.g. '35.5'). Query mode." }, "maxLatitude": { "title": "Max latitude (query mode)", "type": "string", "description": "Northern boundary of geographic bounding box (decimal degrees, e.g. '42.0'). Query mode." }, "minLongitude": { "title": "Min longitude (query mode)", "type": "string", "description": "Western boundary of bounding box (decimal degrees, e.g. '-125.3'). Query mode." }, "maxLongitude": { "title": "Max longitude (query mode)", "type": "string", "description": "Eastern boundary of bounding box (decimal degrees, e.g. '-115.0'). Query mode." }, "maxItems": { "title": "Maximum events", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 20000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of events to return (USGS caps queries at 20,000).", "default": 1000 } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```