get_recent_earthquakes
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Get recent earthquakes from the US Geological Survey's pre-built summary feeds. Choose a magnitude bucket (significant | 4.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | all) and a time window (hour | day | week | month). Returns a flattened list with id, magnitude, place, time (ISO 8601), depth_km, longitude, latitude, tsunami flag, USGS detail URL. Upstream feeds refresh every minute. License: US Government public domain (17 USC §105).
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| magnitude | string | no | Magnitude bucket. One of: significant, 4.5, 2.5, 1.0, all. Default 4.5. |
| period | string | no | Time window. One of: hour, day, week, month. Default day. |
| limit | number | no | Max earthquakes to return (1-500). Default 50. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"magnitude": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Magnitude bucket. One of: significant, 4.5, 2.5, 1.0, all. Default 4.5.",
"default": "4.5"
},
"period": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Time window. One of: hour, day, week, month. Default day.",
"default": "day"
},
"limit": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Max earthquakes to return (1-500). Default 50.",
"default": 50
}
}
}