Geoscience & Environment

List Global Significant Earthquakes records

List Global Significant Earthquakes records with optional filters and pagination.

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (Public Domain).

Fields returned:

  • event_id (str) — The unique identifier for the earthquake event.
  • event_time_utc (str) — The time the event occurred in ISO 8601 format (UTC).
  • latitude (float) — The latitude of the earthquake's epicenter.
  • longitude (float) — The longitude of the earthquake's epicenter.
  • depth_km (float) — The depth of the event in kilometers.
  • magnitude (float) — The magnitude of the earthquake.
  • magnitude_type (str) — The method or scale used to calculate magnitude (e.g., 'mw', 'ml').
  • place_description (str) — A human-readable description of the event's location.
  • tsunami_alert (int) — Indicates if a tsunami alert was issued (1 for yes, 0 for no).
  • status (str) — The review status of the event, e.g., 'automatic' or 'reviewed'.

Example: GET /v1/data/global-significant-earthquakes?limit=10&magnitude_type=example

get/v1/data/global-significant-earthquakes

Request

  • Base URL: https://api.aristocles.com.au (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
  • URL: https://api.aristocles.com.au/v1/data/global-significant-earthquakes
  • Auth: none declared. Required headers: X-API-Key

Query parameters

limitinteger

Max records to return (1-100).

offsetinteger

Records to skip, for pagination.

magnitude_typestring nullable

The method or scale used to calculate magnitude (e.g., 'mw', 'ml').

Example:example
tsunami_alertstring nullable

Indicates if a tsunami alert was issued (1 for yes, 0 for no).

Example:42
statusstring nullable

The review status of the event, e.g., 'automatic' or 'reviewed'.

Example:example

Headers

X-API-Keystring required

Response

A page of Global Significant Earthquakes records with pagination metadata.

unknown required

Changes

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