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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": 9.49,
      "id": "ci41287431",
      "latitude": 32.9541666666667,
      "longitude": -115.783166666667,
      "magnitude": 2.77,
      "place": "18 km WSW of Westmorland, CA",
      "time": 1783268645480,
      "tsunami": false,
      "type": "earthquake",
      "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/ci41287431"
    },
    {
      "depth_km": 10,
      "id": "us6000taab",
      "latitude": -29.1964,
      "longitude": -72.0113,
      "magnitude": 5,
      "place": "106 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile",
      "time": 1783266813718,
      "tsunami": false,
      "type": "earthquake",
      "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000taab"
    },
    {
      "depth_km": 10,
      "id": "us6000taaa",
      "latitude": 31.5649,
      "longitude": 104.126,
      "magnitude": 5,
      "place": "26 km NNW of Mianzhu, Deyang, Sichuan, China",
      "time": 1783265413631,
      "tsunami": false,
      "type": "earthquake",
      "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000taaa"
    },
    {
      "depth_km": 10,
      "id": "us6000taa2",
      "latitude": 31.5223,
      "longitude": 104.0978,
      "magnitude": 5,
      "place": "23 km NNW of Mianzhu, Deyang, Sichuan, China",
      "time": 1783263807206,
      "tsunami": false,
      "type": "earthquake",
      "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000taa2"
    },
    {
      "depth_km": 7.09999990463257,
      "id": "nc75390041",
      "latitude": 36.8778343200684,
      "longitude": -121.623664855957,
      "magnitude": 3.18,
      "place": "2 km SE of Aromas, CA",
      "time": 1783262706680,
      "tsunami": false,
      "type": "earthquake",
      "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc75390041"
    },
    {
      "depth_km": 10,
      "id": "us6000ta9n",
      "latitude": -29.2333,
      "longitude": -71.9385,
      "magnitude": 5,
      "place": "98 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile",
      "time": 1783262524314,
      "tsunami": false,
      "type": "earthquake",
      "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000ta9n"
    },
    {
      "depth_km": 685.692,
      "id": "us6000ta9m",
      "latitude": -19.9807,
      "longitude": -179.03,
      "magnitude": 5.8,
      "place": "274 km SE of Levuka, Fiji",
      "time": 1783261346034,
      "tsunami": false,
      "type": "earthquake",
      "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000ta9m"
    },
    {
      "depth_km": 4.90000009536743,
      "id": "nc75390006",
      "latitude": 36.961498260498,
      "longitude": -121.447998046875,
      "magnitude": 2.95,
      "place": "12 km ESE of Gilroy, CA",
      "time": 1783260287160,
      "tsunami": false,
      "type": "earthquake",
      "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc75390006"
    },
    {
      "depth_km": 17.675,
      "id": "us6000ta95",
      "latitude": -30.6592,
      "longitude": -71.9367,
      "magnitude": 4.5,
      "place": "71 km W of Ovalle, Chile",
      "time": 1783252647433,
      "tsunami": false,
      "type": "earthquake",
      "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000ta95"
    },
    {
      "depth_km": 39,
      "id": "pr2026186000",
      "latitude": 19.074,
      "longitude": -66.739,
      "magnitude": 3.96,
      "place": "65 km N of Hatillo, Puerto Rico",
      "time": 1783247755310,
      "tsunami": false,
      "type": "earthquake",
      "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/pr2026186000"
    },
    {
      "depth_km": 94.66,
      "id": "pr71522713",
      "latitude": 18.2358333333333,
      "longitude": -67.0656666666667,
      "magnitude": 2.99,
      "place": "7 km SE of Espino, Puerto Rico",
      "time": 1783237305720,
      "tsunami": false,
      "type": "earthquake",
      "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/pr71522713"
    },
    {
      "depth_km": 82.936,
      "id": "us6000ta86",
      "latitude": 50.0397,
      "longitude": 156.0014,
      "magnitude": 5.3,
      "place": "71 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia",
      "time": 1783237027006,
      "tsunami": false,
      "type": "earthquake",
      "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000ta86"
    },
    {
      "depth_km": 9.206,
      "id": "us6000ta7w",
      "latitude": 36.6351,
      "longitude": -106.8465,
      "magnitude": 2.5,
      "place": "26 km WSW of Los Ojos, New Mexico",
      "time": 1783233953306,
      "tsunami": false,
      "type": "earthquake",
      "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000ta7w"
    },
    {
      "depth_km": 6.79,
      "id": "ci41287111",
      "latitude": 35.3013333333333,
      "longitude": -117.806666666667,
      "magnitude": 2.74,
      "place": "18 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA",
      "time": 1783233408140,
      "tsunami": false,
      "type": "earthquake",
      "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/ci41287111"
    },
    {
      "depth_km": 40.1,
      "id": "aka2026nebzsm",
      "latitude": 56.185,
      "longitude": -157.877,
      "magnitude": 2.6,
      "place": "34 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska",
      "time": 1783227508048,
      "tsunami": false,
      "type": "earthquake",
      "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/aka2026nebzsm"
    },
    {
      "depth_km": 13.29,
      "id": "pr71522703",
      "latitude": 18.015,
      "longitude": -67.1345,
      "magnitude": 2.5,
      "place": "3 km ESE of Boquerón, Puerto Rico",
      "time": 1783225073680,
      "tsunami": false,
      "type": "earthquake",
      "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/pr71522703"
    },
    {
      "depth_km": 27.3,
      "id": "aka2026neabrs",
      "latitude": 61.376,
      "longitude": -150.346,
      "magnitude": 3.2,
      "place": "19 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska",
      "time": 1783224031441,
      "tsunami": false,
      "type": "earthquake",
      "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/aka2026neabrs"
    },
    {
      "depth_km": 9.62,
      "id": "pr71522693",
      "latitude": 18.8686666666667,
      "longitude": -64.414,
      "magnitude": 3.17,
      "place": "71 km NE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands",
      "time": 1783223042100,
      "tsunami": false,
      "type": "earthquake",
      "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/pr71522693"
    },
    {
      "depth_km": 1.0913,
      "id": "nn00921191",
      "latitude": 40.093,
      "longitude": -115.1228,
      "magnitude": 3.1,
      "place": "76 km SSE of Lamoille, Nevada",
      "time": 1783210759062,
      "tsunami": false,
      "type": "earthquake",
      "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nn00921191"
    },
    {
      "depth_km": 531.576,
      "id": "us6000ta6r",
      "latitude": -24.9821,
      "longitude": 179.3801,
      "magnitude": 4.5,
      "place": "south of the Fiji Islands",
      "time": 1783209063012,
      "tsunami": false,
      "type": "earthquake",
      "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000ta6r"
    }
  ],
  "success": true
}
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