Worldwide Earthquakes API

Overview

To use Worldwide Earthquakes, you need an API key. You can get one by creating a free account and visiting your dashboard.

GET Endpoint

https://api.apiverve.com/v1/earthquake

Example

How to call the Worldwide Earthquakes API in different programming languages.

curl -X GET \
  "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/earthquake" \
  -H "X-API-Key: your_api_key_here"

const response = await fetch('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/earthquake', {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {
    'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key_here',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  }
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

import requests

headers = {
    'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key_here',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}

response = requests.get('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/earthquake', headers=headers)

data = response.json()
print(data)

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "io"
    "net/http"

)

func main() {
    req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/earthquake", nil)

    req.Header.Set("X-API-Key", "your_api_key_here")
    req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

    client := &http.Client{}
    resp, err := client.Do(req)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
    defer resp.Body.Close()

    body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
    fmt.Println(string(body))
}

{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "earthquakes_LastUpdated": "2026-02-18T12:00:00.000Z",
    "earthquakes_LastHour": 9,
    "count24h": 187,
    "largestMagnitude24h": 5.2,
    "avgMagnitude24h": 1.84,
    "earthquakes": [
      {
        "mag": 3.4,
        "place": "153 km SSW of Channel Islands Beach, California",
        "time": 1765921110756,
        "felt": 1,
        "cdi": 2.2,
        "mmi": 2.538,
        "status": "reviewed",
        "tsunami": 0,
        "sig": 178,
        "net": "us",
        "types": ",dyfi,nearby-cities,origin,phase-data,scitech-link,shakemap,",
        "nst": 36,
        "dmin": 0.479,
        "rms": 0.65,
        "gap": 247,
        "magType": "ml",
        "type": "earthquake",
        "title": "M 3.4 - 153 km SSW of Channel Islands Beach, California",
        "coordinates": [
          -119.931,
          32.9103
        ]
      },
      {
        "mag": 2.25,
        "place": "6 km NW of The Geysers, CA",
        "time": 1765921522850,
        "status": "automatic",
        "tsunami": 0,
        "sig": 78,
        "net": "nc",
        "types": ",focal-mechanism,nearby-cities,origin,phase-data,",
        "nst": 54,
        "dmin": 0.01126,
        "rms": 0.05,
        "gap": 23,
        "magType": "md",
        "type": "earthquake",
        "title": "M 2.3 - 6 km NW of The Geysers, CA",
        "coordinates": [
          -122.792831,
          38.819332
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}

Authentication

The Worldwide Earthquakes API requires authentication via API key. Include your API key in the request header:

X-API-Key: your_api_key_here

Learn more about authentication →

Interactive API Playground

Test the Worldwide Earthquakes API directly in your browser with live requests and responses.

Parameters

The Worldwide Earthquakes API does not require any parameters.

Response

The Worldwide Earthquakes API returns responses in JSON, XML, YAML, and CSV formats. The JSON response is shown in the Example section above; alternative formats below.

Other Response Formats

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<response>
  <status>ok</status>
  <error xsi:nil="true" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"/>
  <data>
    <earthquakes_LastUpdated>2026-02-18T12:00:00.000Z</earthquakes_LastUpdated>
    <earthquakes_LastHour>9</earthquakes_LastHour>
    <count24h>187</count24h>
    <largestMagnitude24h>5.2</largestMagnitude24h>
    <avgMagnitude24h>1.84</avgMagnitude24h>
    <earthquakes>
      <earthquake>
        <mag>3.4</mag>
        <place>153 km SSW of Channel Islands Beach, California</place>
        <time>1765921110756</time>
        <felt>1</felt>
        <cdi>2.2</cdi>
        <mmi>2.538</mmi>
        <status>reviewed</status>
        <tsunami>0</tsunami>
        <sig>178</sig>
        <net>us</net>
        <types>,dyfi,nearby-cities,origin,phase-data,scitech-link,shakemap,</types>
        <nst>36</nst>
        <dmin>0.479</dmin>
        <rms>0.65</rms>
        <gap>247</gap>
        <magType>ml</magType>
        <type>earthquake</type>
        <title>M 3.4 - 153 km SSW of Channel Islands Beach, California</title>
        <coordinates>
          <coordinate>-119.931</coordinate>
          <coordinate>32.9103</coordinate>
        </coordinates>
      </earthquake>
      <earthquake>
        <mag>2.25</mag>
        <place>6 km NW of The Geysers, CA</place>
        <time>1765921522850</time>
        <status>automatic</status>
        <tsunami>0</tsunami>
        <sig>78</sig>
        <net>nc</net>
        <types>,focal-mechanism,nearby-cities,origin,phase-data,</types>
        <nst>54</nst>
        <dmin>0.01126</dmin>
        <rms>0.05</rms>
        <gap>23</gap>
        <magType>md</magType>
        <type>earthquake</type>
        <title>M 2.3 - 6 km NW of The Geysers, CA</title>
        <coordinates>
          <coordinate>-122.792831</coordinate>
          <coordinate>38.819332</coordinate>
        </coordinates>
      </earthquake>
    </earthquakes>
  </data>
</response>

status: ok
error: null
data:
  earthquakes_LastUpdated: '2026-02-18T12:00:00.000Z'
  earthquakes_LastHour: 9
  count24h: 187
  largestMagnitude24h: 5.2
  avgMagnitude24h: 1.84
  earthquakes:
    - mag: 3.4
      place: 153 km SSW of Channel Islands Beach, California
      time: 1765921110756
      felt: 1
      cdi: 2.2
      mmi: 2.538
      status: reviewed
      tsunami: 0
      sig: 178
      net: us
      types: ',dyfi,nearby-cities,origin,phase-data,scitech-link,shakemap,'
      nst: 36
      dmin: 0.479
      rms: 0.65
      gap: 247
      magType: ml
      type: earthquake
      title: M 3.4 - 153 km SSW of Channel Islands Beach, California
      coordinates:
        - -119.931
        - 32.9103
    - mag: 2.25
      place: 6 km NW of The Geysers, CA
      time: 1765921522850
      status: automatic
      tsunami: 0
      sig: 78
      net: nc
      types: ',focal-mechanism,nearby-cities,origin,phase-data,'
      nst: 54
      dmin: 0.01126
      rms: 0.05
      gap: 23
      magType: md
      type: earthquake
      title: M 2.3 - 6 km NW of The Geysers, CA
      coordinates:
        - -122.792831
        - 38.819332

Response Structure

All API responses follow a consistent structure with the following fields:

Learn more about response formats →

Response Data Fields

When the request is successful, the data object contains the following fields:

Headers

Only X-API-Key is required. Optional headers include Accept for response format negotiation (JSON, XML, or YAML), User-Agent, and X-Request-ID for request tracing. See all request headers →

GraphQL AccessALPHA

Access Worldwide Earthquakes through GraphQL to combine it with other API calls in a single request. Query only the worldwide earthquakes data you need with precise field selection, and orchestrate complex data fetching workflows.

Credit Cost: Each API called in your GraphQL query consumes its standard credit cost.

POST https://api.apiverve.com/v1/graphql

query {
  earthquake {
    earthquakes_LastUpdated
    earthquakes_LastHour
    count24h
    largestMagnitude24h
    avgMagnitude24h
    earthquakes
  }
}

Note: Authentication is handled via the x-api-key header in your GraphQL request, not as a query parameter.

CORS Support

The Worldwide Earthquakes API accepts cross-origin requests from any origin, so it can be called directly from browser-based applications without a proxy. See CORS support →

Rate Limiting

Worldwide Earthquakes requests are throttled per minute on the Free plan and unthrottled on paid plans. Exceeding the limit returns 429 Too Many Requests; rate-limit usage is reported in the X-RateLimit-Limit, X-RateLimit-Remaining, and X-RateLimit-Reset response headers. See per-plan limits and best practices →

Error Codes

The Worldwide Earthquakes API uses standard HTTP status codes — 200 on success, 400 for invalid parameters, 401 for missing or invalid keys, 403 for insufficient credits, 429 for rate-limit exhaustion, and 500/503 for server-side issues. Each error response includes an X-Request-ID header you can quote when contacting support. See full error handling guide →

SDKs for Worldwide Earthquakes

Official Worldwide Earthquakes packages on npm, PyPI, NuGet, and JitPack — plus a Postman collection and an OpenAPI spec. See the SDK guide →

JitPack

No-Code Integrations

Worldwide Earthquakes works with Zapier, Make, Pipedream, n8n, and Power Automate using the same API key. See setup guides →

Zapier

Make

Pipedream

n8n

Power Automate

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