USGS Earthquake Scraper - Magnitude & Location Data
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USGS Earthquake Scraper - Magnitude & Location Data
Export official USGS earthquake events with magnitude, coordinates, depth, alert level, tsunami flag, significance, and source links.
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USGS Earthquake Scraper
Export official earthquake events with magnitude, location, depth, alerts, tsunami flags, and source links.
What you get
Query the USGS Earthquake Catalog and save structured GeoJSON events as ordinary Apify dataset rows. Control the time range, magnitude and depth bounds, alert level, sort order, and result limit. The default run returns significant recent activity from the last seven days, while date inputs make historical and scheduled monitoring workflows repeatable.
Output fields
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
id, title, place | USGS event identity and description |
magnitude, magnitude_type, significance | Magnitude measurements and significance score |
time, updated, status | Event and revision timestamps |
latitude, longitude, depth_km | Hypocenter coordinates |
alert, tsunami, felt_reports | Impact indicators |
cdi, mmi, station_count, rms, azimuthal_gap | Scientific quality and intensity fields |
source_url, detail_url, source | Official USGS resources |
Example output
Input parameters
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
startTime | No | ISO start date or timestamp; empty means seven days ago |
endTime | No | ISO end date or timestamp; empty means now |
minMagnitude | No | Minimum magnitude; defaults to 4.5 |
maxMagnitude | No | Optional maximum magnitude |
minDepth | No | Optional minimum depth in kilometers |
maxDepth | No | Optional maximum depth in kilometers |
alertLevel | No | Any, green, yellow, orange, or red |
orderBy | No | Sort by newest, oldest, largest, or smallest |
maxResults | No | Maximum events; defaults to 10 |
Use cases
- Risk teams can monitor significant events near operations.
- Researchers can create bounded historical earthquake datasets.
- Newsrooms can feed event alerts into editorial dashboards.
- Developers can automate geospatial enrichment without parsing GeoJSON.
Limitations
USGS event parameters can change as seismologists review data. The catalog is not an emergency-warning service, and an event's presence, magnitude, location, alert, or tsunami flag must not replace official safety instructions. Large historical queries may hit the upstream 20,000-event limit; narrow dates or raise the minimum magnitude when needed.
Compared to alternatives
This Actor exposes the official FDSN Event API through an Apify-native input, dataset view, PPE model, saved Tasks, and scheduling. It normalizes coordinates and millisecond timestamps, which reduces work compared with maintaining raw GeoJSON ingestion code.
FAQ
Does an empty time range search all history?
No. For a safe first run, it defaults to the last seven days.
Can I use it for tsunami warnings?
No. The flag is catalog metadata. Use official warning authorities for safety decisions.
Explore USGS Earthquake Scraper on thirdwatch.dev. Related Actors: Google News Scraper, FEMA Disaster Scraper, and GDELT News Scraper.
Last verified: 2026-07
