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USGS Get Earthquake Feed

Get recent USGS earthquake data feeds in GeoJSON format. Returns earthquakes based on magnitude threshold and time period. Data includes magnitude, location, depth, coordinates, and impact metrics. Feeds are updated in real-time. Use for monitoring seismic activity, disaster response planning, and geological research.

Livelast probed 2026-05-01 01:00Z· 86msCortexa

Status

The most recent probe succeeded. Safe to call from the agent today.

Last probed: 1d ago
Last success: 1d ago
Last latency: 86ms

Schema

JSON Schema the agent (or your API call) must match.

{
  "properties": {
    "magnitude": {
      "description": "Minimum magnitude filter: 'significant' (felt widely), '4.5', '2.5', '1.0', 'all' (includes micro-earthquakes). Higher magnitude = fewer but larger events.",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "period": {
      "description": "Time period: 'hour' (past 1 hour), 'day' (past 24 hours), 'week' (past 7 days), 'month' (past 30 days)",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "magnitude",
    "period"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Examples (1)

Default USGS Get Earthquake Feed call

public-safeinput

{
  "magnitude": "",
  "period": ""
}

Expected response keys: success

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Identifiers

Catalog ID: tu_USGS_get_earthquake_feed
Tool name: USGS_get_earthquake_feed
Added: 2026-05-01 00:58Z
Tags: tooluniverse

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