Hazards

What is going wrong in the physical world: earthquakes and disaster alerts, live

M4.5 33 km NW of Ruteng, Indonesia1h ago
M4.5 Bonin Islands, Japan region2h ago
M5.4 South Sandwich Islands region4h ago
M4.9 149 km WSW of Fakfak, Indonesia4h ago

All hazards →

Calling it

Everything here is public and free. No token, no account, no payment.

How every call behaves →

Methods

GET /api/v1/hazards/alerts

Current disasters worldwide from GDACS — cyclones, floods, volcanoes, wildfires and earthquakes — with an alert level of green, orange or red. Pass lat/lon to ask about somewhere in particular

ArgumentTypeDescription
levelstringLowest level to include: green, orange or red — default green (everything)
latnumberOptional: only alerts near this point
lonnumberOptional: only alerts near this point
within_kmnumberOptional: how near, in kilometres, default 1000 when lat/lon given
curl \
  "https://mu-mcp.yvangodard.me/api/v1/hazards/alerts"
GET /api/v1/hazards/floods

Flood warnings and alerts in force in England, most severe first, from the Environment Agency. The one hazard here that is a forecast rather than a record — a warning says flooding is expected, which is something you can act on. Optionally near a point. England only, and the answer says so

ArgumentTypeDescription
latnumberOptional: only warnings near this point
lonnumberOptional: only warnings near this point
within_kmnumberOptional: how near, in kilometres, default 30 when a point is given
severebooleanOnly warnings and severe warnings — leave out the be-prepared alerts
curl \
  "https://mu-mcp.yvangodard.me/api/v1/hazards/floods"
GET /api/v1/hazards/quakes

Recent earthquakes worldwide from the USGS, with magnitude, place and how long ago. Pass lat/lon to ask about somewhere in particular, min for a magnitude floor, and period for hour, day, week or month

ArgumentTypeDescription
minnumberSmallest magnitude to include, default 2.5
periodstringhour, day, week or month — default day
latnumberOptional: only events near this point
lonnumberOptional: only events near this point
within_kmnumberOptional: how near, in kilometres, default 500 when lat/lon given
curl \
  "https://mu-mcp.yvangodard.me/api/v1/hazards/quakes"

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