# USGS Earthquake Search (Worldwide, by Area, Radius or Event ID) (`se7enmethod/usgs-earthquake-search`) Actor

Search the official USGS earthquake catalog worldwide by date range, magnitude, depth, lat/lon radius, region or event ID. Returns magnitude, place, time, coordinates, depth, tsunami flag, PAGER alert level, felt reports and links. Public domain, no key.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/se7enmethod/usgs-earthquake-search.md
- **Developed by:** [Patrick Hebert](https://apify.com/se7enmethod) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, News
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

$2.00 / 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

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

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

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## USGS Earthquake Search (Worldwide, by Area, Radius or Event ID)

Query the official **USGS earthquake catalog (ComCat)** worldwide: by date range, magnitude, depth, radius around any lat/lon, preset regions or event ID. No scraping, key or proxy.

### Use cases

- **Insurance & risk**: quakes near insured locations (points + radius), with PAGER alert levels and felt reports.
- **Real estate & infrastructure due diligence**: historical seismicity around a site.
- **Monitoring**: schedule daily runs for M4.5+ worldwide or M2.5+ near your assets.
- **Research, newsrooms & dashboards**: clean, typed rows.

### Input

```json
{ "points": ["34.05,-118.24"], "radiusKm": 150, "lastDays": 365, "minMagnitude": 3 }
```

### Output (one row per earthquake)

`magnitude, magType, place, time, latitude, longitude, depthKm, tsunami, pagerAlert, feltReports, mmi, significance, status, eventId, url`. Searches with no matches return `found: false` and are not charged.

### Pricing

Pay per result (per earthquake returned).

### Notes

USGS data is US public domain. Not affiliated with the USGS.

# Actor input Schema

## `points` (type: `array`):

Search within radiusKm of each point, e.g. 34.05,-118.24.

## `radiusKm` (type: `integer`):

Radius (km).

## `regions` (type: `array`):

Presets: US-CA, US-AK, CONUS, JAPAN.

## `eventIds` (type: `array`):

Bulk lookup, e.g. ci40920335.

## `worldwide` (type: `boolean`):

Also runs automatically if no points/regions/IDs are given.

## `lastDays` (type: `integer`):

Ignored if startTime is set.

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

Start date (YYYY-MM-DD).

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

End date (YYYY-MM-DD).

## `minMagnitude` (type: `number`):

Min magnitude.

## `maxMagnitude` (type: `number`):

Max magnitude.

## `minDepthKm` (type: `number`):

Min depth (km).

## `minFelt` (type: `integer`):

Min 'Did You Feel It?' reports.

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

PAGER alert level.

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

Order.

## `maxPerQuery` (type: `integer`):

Max quakes per query.

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

Max results.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "points": [
    "34.05,-118.24"
  ],
  "radiusKm": 100,
  "worldwide": false,
  "lastDays": 30,
  "minMagnitude": 2.5,
  "alertLevel": "",
  "orderBy": "time",
  "maxPerQuery": 500,
  "maxItems": 1000
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

All results in the default dataset (Overview view selected).

# 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 = {
    "points": [
        "34.05,-118.24"
    ],
    "minMagnitude": 2.5
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("se7enmethod/usgs-earthquake-search").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 = {
    "points": ["34.05,-118.24"],
    "minMagnitude": 2.5,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("se7enmethod/usgs-earthquake-search").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 '{
  "points": [
    "34.05,-118.24"
  ],
  "minMagnitude": 2.5
}' |
apify call se7enmethod/usgs-earthquake-search --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,se7enmethod/usgs-earthquake-search"
        }
    }
}
```

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/dfjFcfEmOdPGIllZ3/builds/ovX2Me20TQjULyuSP/openapi.json