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Weather, environment, and disasters

USGS Earthquake API.

Earthquake events filterable by Thailand bounding box.

Public GeoJSON/API Free public Near real time Open source
Runtime role

Decision driving

Access class

Public

Access type

GeoJSON/API

Free status

Free public

Cadence

Near real time

Last verified

2026-05-11

Access class note

Public web, file, catalog, or documented endpoint access with no paid gate implied in the source profile.

Used in layers

source health, observation ingest, signal compute, decision compute

Useful fields

hazard type, severity/status, affected area, geometry/layer, timestamp, warning text, sensor/source, update time

Reliability rating

High for official context; validate endpoint availability before automation.

Runtime truth

Runtime role

Decision driving

Production ready

Yes

Entity scope

No runtime entity scope yet.

Observation scope

regional_earthquake_events, regional_max_magnitude

Decision scope

where_to_go_today, where_to_stay, route_check, ferry_check, food_route, gold_buying_check

Runtime note

Feeds active observations and signals that currently influence traveler-facing decisions.

How this helps travel recommendations

Adds flood, fire, drought, earthquake, tsunami, hotspot, and disaster context when a route, coast, road, or outdoor plan could become unsafe or unrealistic.

Developer reference

Best endpoint

Use official disaster feeds, hazard APIs, WMS/WFS layers, or event feeds; keep geometry and severity separate from the text summary.

Recommended refresh

Refresh every 15-60 minutes, with caching and backoff when the upstream fails.

Travel scoring role

Adds flood, fire, drought, earthquake, tsunami, hotspot, and disaster context when a route, coast, road, or outdoor plan could become unsafe or unrealistic.

Comparable / backup source

GISTDA, DDPM, GDACS, NASA FIRMS, USGS, TMD earthquake feeds, Thaiwater, and local authority announcements.

Example request

# Verify the documented disaster endpoint before production use.
curl -L "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/fdsnws/event/1/" -H "Accept: application/json"

Failure modes

  • Hazard layers can be geospatial, tiled, or projection-specific.
  • Event feeds may lag official local announcements.
  • Dashboard-only layers may change markup or token behavior.
  • Geospatial layers can be large, tiled, or projection-specific.

Last checked and source confidence

Last checked: 2026-05-11.

Source confidence: Treat this profile as strongest for the exact role named above. It is weaker when the source is stretched into live availability, legal proof, or traveler-fit decisions it does not directly prove.