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USGS Query Earthquakes
Query the USGS FDSN earthquake database with custom parameters to search historical and recent seismic events. Filter by magnitude, time range, location (bounding box or radial search), and depth. Returns detailed GeoJSON for all matching earthquakes. Useful for historical seismicity analysis, regional earthquake studies, and risk assessment.
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Schema
JSON Schema the agent (or your API call) must match.
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JSON · 69 lines · 1,462 chars
Examples (1)
Default USGS Query Earthquakes call
Public-safe example · rate-limited
JSON input · 11 lines · 196 chars
Expected response keys: success
Identifiers
- Catalog ID
- tu_USGS_query_earthquakes
- Tool name
- USGS_query_earthquakes
- Added
- 2026-05-01 00:58Z
- Tags
- tooluniverse