earthquake.events.search
Search global earthquake data by time, location, magnitude, and depth to retrieve magnitude, coordinates, tsunami flags, PAGER alerts, and felt reports using USGS data updated every minute.
Instructions
Search global earthquakes by time, location, magnitude, and depth — returns magnitude, coordinates, tsunami flags, PAGER alerts, and felt reports. 100+ years of data, updated every minute (USGS)
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| starttime | No | Start date in ISO 8601 format, e.g. "2026-01-01" or "2026-01-01T00:00:00" | |
| endtime | No | End date in ISO 8601 format (default: now) | |
| minmagnitude | No | Minimum magnitude on Richter scale (e.g. 4.5 for significant earthquakes) | |
| maxmagnitude | No | Maximum magnitude on Richter scale | |
| latitude | No | Center latitude for radius search (-90 to 90) | |
| longitude | No | Center longitude for radius search (-180 to 180) | |
| maxradiuskm | No | Search radius in kilometers from lat/lon center point (max ~20,000 km) | |
| mindepth | No | Minimum depth in kilometers (negative = above sea level) | |
| maxdepth | No | Maximum depth in kilometers (max 1000) | |
| orderby | No | Sort order: "time" (newest first, default), "time-asc", "magnitude" (largest first), "magnitude-asc" | |
| limit | No | Maximum number of results (default 20, max 200) | |
| alertlevel | No | PAGER alert level filter: green (no damage), yellow, orange, red (significant damage/casualties) |