USGS Earthquakes Feed & Search
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$0.30 / 1,000 earthquakes
USGS Earthquakes Feed & Search
Earthquakes worldwide from USGS: magnitude, place, time, coordinates, depth, tsunami flag, PAGER alert, felt reports, intensity. Filter by magnitude, date range or radius around a point.
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$0.30 / 1,000 earthquakes
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Earthquakes worldwide from USGS: magnitude, place, time, coordinates, depth, tsunami flag, PAGER alert, felt reports, intensity. Filter by magnitude, date range or radius around a point.
Why this actor
- Radius search + date range; cheap for scheduled alerts.
- Pay only for results: $0.30 per 1,000 earthquakes, no start fee, failed lookups are free.
- Robust: automatic retries with exponential backoff, respects
Retry-After, per-item error rows instead of crashed runs. - Clean, flat JSON/CSV/Excel output ready for Google Sheets, Make, Zapier, n8n, Clay, or the Apify API.
Use cases
- Insurance and risk monitoring
- Supply-chain disruption alerts
- News automation
- Education and research
Input
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
minMagnitude | number | Filter. |
lastDays | integer | Used when no start date. |
startDate | string | YYYY-MM-DD |
endDate | string | YYYY-MM-DD |
center | string | Radius search center, e.g. 34.05,-118.24. |
radiusKm | integer | With center. |
orderBy | string | Sort. |
maxResults | integer | Cap. |
maxItems | integer | 0 = no limit. Caps cost. |
Example input:
{"minMagnitude": 4.5,"lastDays": 7,"maxResults": 20}
Output
Each dataset item looks like this (real sample from a test run, long fields trimmed):
{"id": "us6000u28y","magnitude": 5.9,"magType": "mww","place": "Fiji region","time": "2026-10-14T10:49:47.588000+00:00","latitude": -20.9899,"longitude": -178.7711,"depthKm": 585.07,"tsunami": false,"alert": null,"significance": 536,"feltReports": null,"cdi": null,"mmi": null,"status": "reviewed","network": "us","url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000u28y","scrapedAt": "2026-10-14T16:30:19+00:00"}
Rows that could not be processed contain an error field and are not charged.
Pricing
Pay-per-event: $0.0003 per earthquake (= $0.30 / 1,000). Use Max results to cap spend. Apify's free plan credit covers thousands of results per month.
Integrations & API
Run on a schedule in Apify Console, call via the Apify API / Python & JS clients, or connect to Make, Zapier, n8n, Google Sheets, Slack and webhooks. Works as a tool for AI agents via Apify MCP.
FAQ
Is this an official tool? No. It is an independent actor and is not affiliated with, sponsored or endorsed by the data source or any trademark owner named here.
Is it legal? The actor only reads publicly available data from public endpoints, without logins, and does not bypass paywalls or access controls. You are responsible for using the data in line with applicable laws (e.g. GDPR) and the source sites' terms.
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