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Fetches all earthquake events that occurred in the last 7 days, including today. This endpoint is ideal for weekly summaries and trend analysis.

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Endpoint

Method: GET
Path: /v1/earthquakes/last-week
Authentication: Not required

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Parameters

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page
integer
default:"1"
Page number for pagination. Must be a positive integer greater than 0.Validation:
  • Must be > 0
  • Returns 400 error: “The ‘page’ parameter must be a positive integer (e.g., ?page=2).”
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limit
integer
default:"50"
Number of results per page. Must be a positive integer greater than 0.Validation:
  • Must be > 0
  • Returns 400 error: “The ‘limit’ parameter must be a positive integer greater than 0. Example: ?limit=50”
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sort
string
default:"-time"
Sort order for results. Prefix with - for descending order.Allowed values:
  • time or -time (default: descending)
  • magnitude or -magnitude
  • depth or -depth
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fields
string
Comma-separated list of fields to include in response.Allowed values:
  • time
  • magnitude
  • depth
  • place
  • coordinates

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Request Example

curl "https://api.terraquakeapi.com/v1/earthquakes/last-week?limit=200"

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Response

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success
boolean
Indicates if the request was successful
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code
integer
HTTP status code (200 for success)
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status
string
HTTP status message (“OK” for success)
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message
string
Human-readable message including date range. Format: “Earthquake events from the last 7 days ( to )”
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payload
array
Array of GeoJSON Feature objects containing earthquake data
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meta
object
Request metadata containing method, path, and timestamp
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totalEarthquakes
integer
Total count of earthquakes in the last 7 days
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pagination
object
Pagination details with page, totalPages, limit, and hasMore

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Response Example

{
  "success": true,
  "code": 200,
  "status": "OK",
  "message": "Earthquake events from the last 7 days (2025-10-30 to 2025-11-06)",
  "payload": [
    {
      "type": "Feature",
      "properties": {
        "eventId": 44604942,
        "originId": 141077201,
        "time": "2025-11-05T23:31:48.030000",
        "author": "SURVEY-INGV-CT#KATALOC",
        "magType": "ML",
        "mag": 2.1,
        "magAuthor": "--",
        "type": "earthquake",
        "place": "13 km SE Maletto (CT)",
        "version": 100,
        "geojson_creationTime": "2025-11-06T00:40:00"
      },
      "geometry": {
        "type": "Point",
        "coordinates": [14.97, 37.751, 5.5]
      }
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "method": "GET",
    "path": "/v1/earthquakes/last-week?limit=200",
    "timestamp": "2025-11-06T00:51:33.850Z"
  },
  "totalEarthquakes": 487,
  "pagination": {
    "page": 1,
    "totalPages": 3,
    "limit": 200,
    "hasMore": true
  }
}

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Error Responses

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Invalid Limit Parameter

{
  "success": false,
  "code": 400,
  "status": "Bad Request",
  "message": "The 'limit' parameter must be a positive integer greater than 0. Example: ?limit=50"
}

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Invalid Page Parameter

{
  "success": false,
  "code": 400,
  "status": "Bad Request",
  "message": "The 'page' parameter must be a positive integer (e.g., ?page=2)."
}

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Implementation Details

  • Date Calculation: today.getDate() - 7 to get start date
  • Date Range: Last 7 days including today (e.g., Oct 30 to Nov 6)
  • Sorting: Default sort is by time (most recent first: -time)
  • Pagination: Manual pagination applied after fetching all events from INGV
  • Data Source: INGV API with orderby=time and format=geojson

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Use Cases

  • Weekly seismic activity reports
  • Trend analysis and pattern detection
  • Weekly email digests or newsletters
  • Comparing recent activity to historical data

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