Significant Earthquakes (History)
NOAA NCEI database of significant earthquakes with deaths and damage, from antiquity to today.
GET
/api/v1/hazards/historic-earthquakesAlso included in Location 360 , which joins it with 20 other APIs in one call.
Data source
- NCEI Natural Hazards (HazEL) APINOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Query parameters
| Parameter | Description | Try value |
|---|---|---|
fromYearnumber | From year (default 5 years ago; negative = BC) | |
toYearnumber | To year (default this year) | |
minMagnitudenumber | Minimum magnitude | |
apikeystring 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.