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USGS Earthquake Catalog (ComCat) FDSN event API

Search the earthquake catalogue by time, location (box or radius), magnitude

USGS Earthquake Catalog (ComCat) FDSN event API is published by US Geological Survey for Los Angeles, California. It has an API (Own API); it updates live or continuous. Reuse: check terms. Check status: verified.

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About this source

PublisherUS Geological Survey
Originalhttps://earthquake.usgs.gov/fdsnws/event/1/ ↗
PlaceLos Angeles, California · federal
ShelfSafety and emergencies
FormatsGeoJSON, CSV, KML, QuakeML, text, XML
Update rateLive
Located byEvent point (radius search by lat/lon)
LicenceNot stated on page; max 20,000 events per query
CheckedVerified: opened and matched by a person or our reviewer

Cite this source: US Geological Survey, “USGS Earthquake Catalog (ComCat) FDSN event API”, https://earthquake.usgs.gov/fdsnws/event/1/. Listed by SOS.city at https://sos.city/source/360 (verified).

Use it in your product

# Listed endpoint
curl "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/fdsnws/event/1/query?format=geojson&latitude=34.05&longitude=-118.25&maxradiuskm=100"
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curl https://api.sos.city/v1/sources/360 -H "Authorization: Bearer sos_…"

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