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Recent Earthquakes

GET /earthquakes

Get recent earthquakes worldwide from the USGS (United States Geological Survey) seismic network. Returns location, magnitude, depth, time, and coordinates for each event. Filter by minimum magnitude (default 2.5) and limit results. Useful for seismology dashboards, natural disaster monitoring tools, safety alert systems, and educational apps about plate tectonics. Data is updated in near real-time.

Parameters

min_magnitude optional default: 2.5

Minimum magnitude

limit optional default: 20

Limit

Example Requests

Basic usage
curl https://nordapi.ee/api/v1/earthquakes
All earthquakes above magnitude 4
curl "https://nordapi.ee/api/v1/earthquakes?min_magnitude=4&limit=10"
Last 50 earthquakes worldwide
curl "https://nordapi.ee/api/v1/earthquakes?limit=50"
Only significant earthquakes (mag 6+)
curl "https://nordapi.ee/api/v1/earthquakes?min_magnitude=6"

Live Response 

{
  "count": 20,
  "data": [
    {
      "depth_km": 74.4,
      "id": "aka2026nhpisa",
      "latitude": 62.707,
      "longitude": -149.715,
      "magnitude": 2.5,
      "place": "34 km NE of Chase, Alaska",
      "time": 1783391840649,
      "tsunami": false,
      "type": "earthquake",
      "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/aka2026nhpisa"
    },
    {
      "depth_km": 10,
      "id": "us6000takd",
      "latitude": -57.3319,
      "longitude": -66.7593,
      "magnitude": 5.8,
      "place": "296 km SSE of Ushuaia, Argentina",
      "time": 1783387605626,
      "tsunami": false,
      "type": "earthquake",
      "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000takd"
    },
    {
      "depth_km": 8.839,
      "id": "us6000tak8",
      "latitude": 35.5431,
      "longitude": -96.7519,
      "magnitude": 2.5,
      "place": "8 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma",
      "time": 1783384506220,
      "tsunami": false,
      "type": "earthquake",
      "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000tak8"
    },
    {
      "depth_km": 135.965,
      "id": "us6000tajp",
      "latitude": -7.3906,
      "longitude": 128.4367,
      "magnitude": 4.4,
      "place": "201 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste",
      "time": 1783379065390,
      "tsunami": false,
      "type": "earthquake",
      "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000tajp"
    },
    {
      "depth_km": 35,
      "id": "us6000tak5",
      "latitude": 51.6119,
      "longitude": 177.0118,
      "magnitude": 3.6,
      "place": "295 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska",
      "time": 1783377422300,
      "tsunami": false,
      "type": "earthquake",
      "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000tak5"
    },
    {
      "depth_km": 10,
      "id": "us6000taj0",
      "latitude": -18.2571,
      "longitude": 64.8211,
      "magnitude": 4.9,
      "place": "216 km NE of Port Mathurin, Mauritius",
      "time": 1783369512410,
      "tsunami": false,
      "type": "earthquake",
      "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000taj0"
    },
    {
      "depth_km": 5.3404,
      "id": "tx2026neuqhv",
      "latitude": 31.665,
      "longitude": -104.379,
      "magnitude": 2.5,
      "place": "56 km S of Whites City, New Mexico",
      "time": 1783360584790,
      "tsunami": false,
      "type": "earthquake",
      "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/tx2026neuqhv"
    },
    {
      "depth_km": 45.178,
      "id": "us6000taib",
      "latitude": 5.6675,
      "longitude": 125.3527,
      "magnitude": 4.3,
      "place": "8 km ESE of Pangyan, Philippines",
      "time": 1783360118149,
      "tsunami": false,
      "type": "earthquake",
      "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000taib"
    },
    {
      "depth_km": 57.696,
      "id": "us6000tai6",
      "latitude": 40.1864,
      "longitude": 142.4253,
      "magnitude": 4.6,
      "place": "52 km E of Noda, Japan",
      "time": 1783357743352,
      "tsunami": false,
      "type": "earthquake",
      "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000tai6"
    },
    {
      "depth_km": 10,
      "id": "us6000tai4",
      "latitude": -38.3692,
      "longitude": 48.1396,
      "magnitude": 4.9,
      "place": "Southwest Indian Ridge",
      "time": 1783356610046,
      "tsunami": false,
      "type": "earthquake",
      "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000tai4"
    },
    {
      "depth_km": 29.486,
      "id": "us6000taht",
      "latitude": -32.5786,
      "longitude": -71.7297,
      "magnitude": 4.8,
      "place": "48 km WSW of La Ligua, Chile",
      "time": 1783354690947,
      "tsunami": false,
      "type": "earthquake",
      "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000taht"
    },
    {
      "depth_km": 20.998,
      "id": "us6000tahc",
      "latitude": -32.5446,
      "longitude": -71.8252,
      "magnitude": 5.1,
      "place": "56 km W of La Ligua, Chile",
      "time": 1783354551905,
      "tsunami": false,
      "type": "earthquake",
      "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000tahc"
    },
    {
      "depth_km": 44.9,
      "id": "aka2026ngtthd",
      "latitude": 60.757,
      "longitude": -150.377,
      "magnitude": 2.9,
      "place": "25 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska",
      "time": 1783352991723,
      "tsunami": false,
      "type": "earthquake",
      "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/aka2026ngtthd"
    },
    {
      "depth_km": 10,
      "id": "us6000taft",
      "latitude": -16.892,
      "longitude": -172.07,
      "magnitude": 5.1,
      "place": "211 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga",
      "time": 1783349018525,
      "tsunami": false,
      "type": "earthquake",
      "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000taft"
    },
    {
      "depth_km": 8.82,
      "id": "ci41287863",
      "latitude": 33.4515,
      "longitude": -118.275,
      "magnitude": 3.22,
      "place": "13 km NNE of Avalon, CA",
      "time": 1783342082370,
      "tsunami": false,
      "type": "earthquake",
      "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/ci41287863"
    },
    {
      "depth_km": 66.979,
      "id": "us6000taf3",
      "latitude": 40.4353,
      "longitude": 141.845,
      "magnitude": 4.6,
      "place": "28 km NNE of Kuji, Japan",
      "time": 1783337376717,
      "tsunami": false,
      "type": "earthquake",
      "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000taf3"
    },
    {
      "depth_km": 90.1,
      "id": "aka2026ngjrti",
      "latitude": 60.72,
      "longitude": -151.824,
      "magnitude": 2.8,
      "place": "29 km W of Nikiski, Alaska",
      "time": 1783334894772,
      "tsunami": false,
      "type": "earthquake",
      "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/aka2026ngjrti"
    },
    {
      "depth_km": 38.2799987792969,
      "id": "hv74997846",
      "latitude": 19.283332824707,
      "longitude": -154.921661376953,
      "magnitude": 2.7,
      "place": "20 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii",
      "time": 1783332693300,
      "tsunami": false,
      "type": "earthquake",
      "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/hv74997846"
    },
    {
      "depth_km": 5,
      "id": "us6000tadr",
      "latitude": 36.8545,
      "longitude": -104.8158,
      "magnitude": 3.8,
      "place": "30 km S of Segundo, Colorado",
      "time": 1783330300350,
      "tsunami": false,
      "type": "earthquake",
      "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000tadr"
    },
    {
      "depth_km": 4.19,
      "id": "us6000tadn",
      "latitude": 36.8317,
      "longitude": -104.832,
      "magnitude": 3.8,
      "place": "33 km SSW of Segundo, Colorado",
      "time": 1783329714529,
      "tsunami": false,
      "type": "earthquake",
      "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000tadn"
    }
  ],
  "success": true
}
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