USGS Earthquake Catalog
Environment & Climate No key
AuthenticationNo key
Rate limitNo key required; no published hard limit. Be reasonable
Documentation: earthquake.usgs.gov ยท Checked Sep 13, 2026
About
The US Geological Survey's official earthquake catalog as a web API: search by time, place, and magnitude, get results as GeoJSON, CSV, or text. Covers the whole globe in near real time. No key needed.
Details
No key needed. You can call it right away.
Auth: No key
Rate limit: No key required; no published hard limit. Be reasonable
Verified: 2026-09-13
Best for: disaster apps news sites researchers
Example
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/fdsnws/event/1/query?format=geojson&starttime=2026-09-01&endtime=2026-09-13&minmagnitude=5Use cases
- Show recent earthquakes on a map
- Send alerts for quakes near a city
- Research seismic activity over decades