Recent earthquakes (USGS)
Recent earthquakes from the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program public-domain feeds, normalized to the Sugra CAP-aligned hazard event schema. Filter by time window, bounding box, minimum magnitude and time range. Sugra retransmits authoritative USGS events and does not issue earthquake warnings.
Query parameters
Ingested time window to read: hour/day carry all magnitudes; week/month carry M2.5+.
Minimum magnitude (inclusive).
Minimum magnitude (inclusive).
Bounding-box south edge.
Bounding-box south edge.
Bounding-box north edge.
Bounding-box north edge.
Bounding-box west edge.
Bounding-box west edge.
Bounding-box east edge.
Bounding-box east edge.
Lower bound on event time, ISO 8601 UTC (e.g. 2026-07-01T00:00:00Z).
Lower bound on event time, ISO 8601 UTC (e.g. 2026-07-01T00:00:00Z).
Upper bound on event time, ISO 8601 UTC.
Upper bound on event time, ISO 8601 UTC.
Maximum events returned (newest first).
Maximum events returned (newest first).
Response
Successful Response
Example response
{
"data": {
"query": {
"window": "hour",
"min_magnitude": 2.5,
"limit": 100
},
"events": [
{
"schema_version": "hazard-event/2",
"event_id": "us7000abcd",
"event_type": "earthquake",
"source_event_time": "2026-07-03T12:00:00Z",
"geometry": {
"lat": 34.1,
"lon": -118.2,
"depth_km": 8
},
"place": "10km SW of Testville",
"metrics": {
"magnitude": 4.2,
"mag_type": "ml",
"alert": "green",
"significance": 271
},
"severity": {
"severity": "Moderate",
"certainty": "Observed",
"urgency": "Past",
"derivation": "sugra-computed"
},
"source": {
"institution": "USGS",
"tier": "S"
},
"disclaimer": "Magnitudes are preliminary and subject to revision."
}
],
"attribution": {
"sources": [
{
"registry_key": "usgs/earthquake",
"source_name": "USGS Earthquake",
"licence": "public-domain",
"citation": "U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program",
"disclaimer": "Magnitudes are preliminary and subject to revision."
}
],
"effective_reexport": "allowed"
},
"disclaimer": "Magnitudes are preliminary and subject to revision."
},
"meta": {
"endpoint": "/api/v1/fred/us/cpi",
"data_time": "2026-04-16T14:30:00Z",
"response_time": "2026-04-16T14:30:12Z",
"provider": "Sugra API v1.0.1",
"source": "sugra_crypto",
"attribution": "Short interest and Reg SHO daily short volume data is owned by and sourced from FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority).",
"fallback_chain": [
"sugra_crypto",
"sugra_finance"
]
}
}