Earthquake Alerts (USGS)
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from $3.00 / 1,000 earthquakes
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Earthquake Alerts (USGS)
Pricing
from $3.00 / 1,000 earthquakes
You can access the Earthquake Alerts (USGS) programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in API & Integrations in Apify Console.
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Smaller numbers return many more events.", "default": "2.5" }, "maxMagnitude": { "title": "Maximum magnitude (optional)", "type": "string", "description": "Largest magnitude to include. Leave empty for no upper limit." }, "latitude": { "title": "Latitude of a place (optional)", "type": "string", "description": "With longitude and radius, only earthquakes near that place. Example 34.05." }, "longitude": { "title": "Longitude of a place (optional)", "type": "string", "description": "Example -118.24." }, "radiusKm": { "title": "Radius in km (optional)", "type": "string", "description": "Example 250." }, "daysBack": { "title": "Days back", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 365, "type": "integer", "description": "How far back to look when no start date is set. On an hourly schedule, 1 is plenty.", "default": 1 }, "dateFrom": { "title": "From date (optional)", "type": "string", "description": "YYYY-MM-DD." }, "dateTo": { "title": "To date (optional)", "type": "string", "description": "YYYY-MM-DD. 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Skip earthquakes that were already delivered in a previous run, so each one is reported once.", "default": false }, "includeUpdates": { "title": "Treat revised events as new", "type": "boolean", "description": "USGS revises magnitude and location after first reports. 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