Recent earthquakes API: USGS quakes for the past day or week
Recent earthquakes worldwide from the US Geological Survey: magnitude, place, time, depth, coordinates, tsunami flag and USGS link, for the past day or week, filtered by minimum magnitude (2.5, 4.5 or significant). Use for alerts, news and travel checks.
When to use it
- Alerts, news and travel checks
- Filter by minimum magnitude 2.5, 4.5 or significant
- Get magnitude, place, time, depth, coordinates, tsunami flag and USGS link
Inputs
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
period | string | hour, day (default), week or month |
minMagnitude | string | Smallest magnitude to include, 0-10 (default 2.5), or significant |
Request
Over HTTP, with a card key from /credits:
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer adt_…" "https://glyphcall.com/earthquakes?period=day"Or one of your 3 free calls, no key:
curl "https://glyphcall.com/earthquakes?period=day&trial=1"Without a key, the same URL answers 402 Payment Required with x402 and MPP terms, so an agent with a wallet pays per call in USDC (Base, Polygon, Arbitrum or Solana over x402; Base or Tempo over MPP) and retries.
Live result
The real answer to the request above, read 2026-11-15 18:56 UTC and refreshed every 15 minutes.
{
"period": "day",
"minMagnitude": "2.5",
"count": 41,
"earthquakes": [
{
"magnitude": 2.6,
"place": "155 km SE of Chignik, Alaska",
"time": "2026-11-15T18:25:32.230Z",
"depthKm": 5,
"lat": 55.483,
"lon": -156.382,
"tsunami": false,
"url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/aka2026wqtvhn"
},
{
"magnitude": 5,
"place": "74 km N of Pārūn, Afghanistan",
"time": "2026-11-15T17:48:36.959Z",
"depthKm": 100.728,
"lat": 36.0947,
"lon": 70.9503,
"tsunami": false,
"url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000tyfh"
},
{
"magnitude": 3.4,
"place": "19 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska",
"time": "2026-11-15T17:13:49.502Z",
"depthKm": 4.6,
"lat": 62.207,
"lon": -149.499,
"tsunami": false,
"url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/aka2026wqrlbd"
},
{
"magnitude": 3.4,
"place": "114 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic",
"time": "2026-11-15T15:52:44.490Z",
"depthKm": 49.52,
"lat": 19.467,
"lon": -67.8496666666667,
"tsunami": false,
"url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/pr71539328"
},
{
"magnitude": 5.1,
"place": "169 km NW of Gorontalo, Indonesia",
"time": "2026-11-15T15:41:14.978Z",
"depthKm": 487.384,
"lat": 1.7527,
"lon": 122.1345,
"tsunami": false,
"url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000tyf4"
},
{
"magnitude": 2.5,
"place": "10 km WSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska",
"time": "2026-11-15T15:25:49.835Z",
"depthKm": 17.1,
"lat": 64.971,
"lon": -150.841,
"tsunami": false,
"url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/aka2026wqnvmg"
},
{
"magnitude": 3,
"place": "3 km N of Capulin, New Mexico",
"time": "2026-11-15T14:29:56.330Z",
"depthKm": 9.921,
"lat": 36.2595,
"lon": -106.8072,
"tsunami": false,
"url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000tyet"
},
{
"magnitude": 2.6,
"place": "60 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska",
"time": "2026-11-15T14:20:30.226Z",
"depthKm": 68.3,
"lat": 62.973,
"lon": -148.187,
"tsunami": false,
"url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/aka2026wqlqvn"
},
{
"magnitude": 5.5,
"place": "9 km E of Union, Philippines",
"time": "2026-11-15T13:41:35.701Z",
"depthKm": 9.971,
"lat": 9.7595,
"lon": 126.2,
"tsunami": false,
"url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000tyek"
},
{
"magnitude": 3.3,
"place": "72 km NNW of Chalkyitsik, Alaska",
"time": "2026-11-15T13:24:36.321Z",
"depthKm": 2.2,
"lat": 67.251,
"lon": -144.356,
"tsunami": false,
"url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/aka2026wqjupw"
},
{
"magnitude": 2.5,
"place": "18 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada",
"time": "2026-11-15T13:16:38.863Z",
"depthKm": 11.0907,
"lat": 39.3237,
"lon": -119.0431,
"tsunami": false,
"url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nn00927002"
},
{
"magnitude": 2.6,
"place": "131 km E of Chignik, Alaska",
"time": "2026-11-15T12:51:38.361Z",
"depthKm": 46.8,
"lat": 56.326,
"lon": -156.278,
"tsunami": false,
"url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/aka2026wqirnq"
},
{
"magnitude": 3.06,
"place": "6 km E of Calumet, Oklahoma",
"time": "2026-11-15T11:29:08.070Z",
"depthKm": 6.34,
"lat": 35.61283333,
"lon": -98.04283333,
"tsunami": false,
"url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/ok2026wjws"
},
{
"magnitud
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Where does the data come from?
The US Geological Survey feeds for the past day or week.
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