# USGS Earthquakes API

Earthquake locations, magnitudes, and times in GeoJSON.

- Canonical guide: https://findpublicapis.com/apis/usgs-earthquakes/
- Category: Science
- Authentication: No key
- Access: Free access
- Documentation reviewed: 2026-09-16 (not live uptime testing)
- Official documentation: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/fdsnws/event/1/

## What you could build
Plot recent seismic events on a map with magnitude and observation time.

## Usage conditions
Use the real-time feeds for regularly refreshed displays when possible. This directory is not an emergency alerting service.

## Example endpoint
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/fdsnws/event/1/query?format=geojson&minmagnitude=5&limit=5

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