# GeoNet NZ Earthquakes — MMI Floor (`spider355/nz-geonet-quakes`) Actor

Recent New Zealand quakes from the public GeoNet list, with an MMI floor. At most 100 quakes from the last 365 days. US$0.001 per result. No coordinates and no felt reports. Not endorsed by Earth Sciences New Zealand, GeoNet, NHC, LINZ, NEMA, or MBIE. Attribution is in the README.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/spider355/nz-geonet-quakes.md
- **Developed by:** [Mitchell](https://apify.com/spider355) (community)
- **Categories:** Other, Developer tools
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## Pricing

$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/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,
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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

## NZ GeoNet quake list (Apify Actor)

MMI floor on the public GeoNet quake list. It sends **one** `GET https://api.geonet.org.nz/quake?MMI=` and writes allowlisted rows. It does not page, and it does not call felt reports, `/intensity`, `/network/`, `/news/`, `/p/`, `/assets/`, quake history, or the full catalogue.

The GeoNet API itself returns **at most 100 quakes from the last 365 days**. This Actor does not add pages and does not sell a decade or a catalogue dump. `truncated` in the run log is true only when that single response contains **100 or more features** (the documented cap was hit). It is not a dataset field. Rows with `quality=deleted` are removed after that check, so the dataset can be shorter than 100 even when `truncated` is true.

**Not endorsed by Earth Sciences New Zealand, GeoNet, NHC, LINZ, NEMA, or MBIE.** The attribution line is the credit. It does not add an endorsement claim. GeoNet logos are not downloaded or embedded.

**Changes from the public list:** an MMI floor is applied (integer -1 through 8); rows with `quality=deleted` are removed; the list is capped at 100 quakes from the last 365 days, not the full catalogue. Coordinates and geometry are not emitted.

**Data source called (default):** `https://api.geonet.org.nz/quake?MMI=3`

`Accept` is `application/vnd.geo+json;version=2`. Fetch uses `redirect: 'error'` (redirects are not followed). The body cap is **8 MiB**.

There is no URL input. `url`, `feedUrl`, `quakeUrl`, and `sourceUrl` are ignored. A process environment override `GEONET_QUAKE_BASE_URL` is accepted only when it is `https://api.geonet.org.nz` and the path is exactly `/quake` (optional `MMI` query, which is then replaced by the input floor). Any other host, path, or query key is rejected. Felt reports, intensity, network, news, `/p/`, and `/assets/` cannot be selected.

### Output fields

Each dataset item is an allowlist. Extra GeoJSON properties are dropped before push. `latitude`, `longitude`, `geometry`, and `coordinates` are never emitted (a point was on the live feature; the build-task allowlist does not include it).

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `publicID` | GeoNet public id |
| `time` | Origin time as returned |
| `depth` | Depth as returned (kilometres) |
| `magnitude` | Magnitude as returned |
| `locality` | Place phrase. Not a person name |
| `mmi` | MMI on the feature |
| `quality` | `best`, `preliminary`, or `automatic`. `deleted` is dropped |
| `source` | The `/quake` URL this run called, including the MMI floor |
| `attribution` | Exact line below, on every row |

### Inputs

| Input | Notes |
|-------|--------|
| `mmi` | Integer floor from **-1** through **8** inclusive. Default **3** (the docs example). `9`, `-2`, and non-integers fail the run. The API treats this as a minimum: quakes at or above the floor. |

#### Try this

Floor 5, not the default 3. Still one `GET /quake`. A higher floor keeps the list shorter than the 100-quake cap.

```json
{
  "mmi": 5
}
```

#### Request

`GET https://api.geonet.org.nz/quake?MMI=3`

`Accept: application/vnd.geo+json;version=2`

Non-JSON, non-200, and an unexpected body fail the run. One request only.

A property-name probe on 3 Oct 2026 (PT) used that URL and Accept header. The raw body was not saved. The feature `properties` keys were `publicID`, `time`, `depth`, `magnitude`, `locality`, `mmi`, and `quality`. `geometry.type` was `Point`. The collection had 100 features.

### Attribution

GeoNet content is copyright Earth Sciences New Zealand and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/nz/). We acknowledge the New Zealand GeoNet programme and its sponsors NHC, Earth Sciences NZ, LINZ, NEMA and MBIE for providing data/images used in this study.

### Notes

- Research's MVP one-liner and the compliance field list included point coordinates. The build-task allowlist does not. The task allowlist wins, so coordinates are omitted.
- Compliance's emit list did not name `source`. The task allowlist includes the source URL, so each row has `source`.
- `quality=deleted` is matched after trim, exact token `deleted`.

### Known limits

- One endpoint only: `GET /quake` on `api.geonet.org.nz`.
- The 100-quake / 365-day cap is the GeoNet API's cap, not a page this Actor can extend.
- No logos. No felt-report fields. No intensity grids. No network metadata. No news.

# Actor input Schema

## `mmi` (type: `integer`):

Minimum Modified Mercalli Intensity. Integer from -1 through 8 inclusive. The GeoNet list returns quakes at or above this floor, from the last 365 days, at most 100 quakes. Default 3 (the docs example). There is no URL input.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mmi": 3
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

Allowlisted quake rows from GET /quake. quality=deleted rows are removed. Coordinates and geometry are not included.

# 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 = {
    "mmi": 3
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("spider355/nz-geonet-quakes").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 = { "mmi": 3 }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("spider355/nz-geonet-quakes").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 '{
  "mmi": 3
}' |
apify call spider355/nz-geonet-quakes --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,spider355/nz-geonet-quakes"
        }
    }
}
```

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/gyA8lKSIrZMg7MkDD/builds/2Zgn02QmQGqiI5rk2/openapi.json