API reference/Natural Hazards/Global Disaster Alerts

Global Disaster Alerts

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Live data

Orange/red GDACS alerts for cyclones, floods, earthquakes, volcanoes, droughts and wildfires.

GET/api/v1/hazards/disasters

Data source

GDACS disaster alertsEuropean Commission JRC / UN OCHA · free-with-attribution · updates Minutes

Query parameters

Parameter	Description	Try value
`minAlert` string	Green \| Orange \| Red
`from` date	Since (default 14 days ago)
`apikey` string required	Your API key. Can also be sent as the `X-API-Key` header.	demo key used here

Response envelope

Success: { data, meta: { sources, fetchedAt, cached } }. Errors: { error: { code, message } } with HTTP 400, 401, 404, 502, 503 or 504.

curl "https://api.sectorapi.com/api/v1/hazards/disasters?minAlert=Orange&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY"

Calls the live source

Example response

{
  "data": {
    "minAlert": "Orange",
    "since": "2026-10-08",
    "count": 11,
    "byType": {
      "tropical cyclone": 3,
      "volcano": 2,
      "earthquake": 2,
      "drought": 4
    },
    "events": [
      {
        "id": "TC1001338",
        "type": "tropical cyclone",
        "name": "CHAMPI-26",
        "alertLevel": "Red",
        "country": "Philippines, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Japan",
        "from": "2026-10-14T12:00:00",
        "to": "2026-10-22T00:00:00",
        "current": true,
        "severity": "Hurricane/Typhoon > 74 mph (maximum wind speed of 296 km/h)",
        "lat": 20.3,
        "lon": 126,
        "report": "https://www.gdacs.org/report.aspx?eventid=1001338&episodeid=31&eventtype=TC"
      },
      {
        "id": "VO1000152",
        "type": "volcano",
        "name": "Kanlaon",
        "alertLevel": "Orange",
        "country": "Philippines",
        "from": "2026-10-10T05:58:00",
        "to": "2026-10-10T05:58:00",
        "current": false,
        "severity": "",
        "lat": 10.412,
        "lon": 123.132,
        "report": "https://www.gdacs.org/report.aspx?eventid=1000152&episodeid=1&eventtype=VO"
      },
      {
        "id": "EQ1570339",
        "type": "earthquake",
        "name": "Earthquake in Panama",
        "alertLevel": "Orange",
        "country": "Panama",
        "from": "2026-10-09T17:56:06",
        "to": "2026-10-09T17:56:06",
        "current": false,
        "severity": "Magnitude 7.7M, Depth:12.647km",
        "lat": 7.5868,
        "lon": -80.769,
        "report": "https://www.gdacs.org/report.aspx?eventid=1570339&episodeid=1738684&eventtype=EQ"
      }
    ]
  }
}