REST API

We provide REST API with JSON output for earthquake data that is present in Seismi.

At the moment we don't have frequency limitations or api keys. Please use sparingly. We only refresh our caches every hour so it is pointless to call api more frequently.

Resource	Description
GET /eqs	Most recent earthquakes
GET /eqs/:year	Most recent earthquakes in specified year
GET /eqs/:year/:month	Most recent earthquakes in specified year and month
GET /totals	Count of earthquakes by year/month

Parameter	Description
min_magnitude	Specifies minimum magnitude limit for results
limit	Limits return count. (Default is 400, Maximum is 900)

Example query:

http://www.seismi.org/api/eqs/2011/03?min_magnitude=6

This returns most recent earthquakes that are bigger than 6 and that happened in March 2011.

Response	Description
count	Amount of earthquakes for request
earthquakes	List of earthquakes (limited to 400 by default or to given 'limit' parameter)
src	Source station for earthquake data
eqid	ID of earthquake as it is provided by source
timedate	Time of the earthquake. (YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS)
lat	Coordinate of earthquake (23.0000)
lon	Coordinate of earthquake (176.0000)
magnitude	Magnitude of earthquake in Richter scale (6.8)
depth	Depth of earthquake in km (315.40)
Region	Region info as provided from USGS (eastern Honshu, Japan)