USGS Earthquakes Connector

Intro

The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. To find out more about USGS' API, see https://earthquake.usgs.gov/fdsnws/event/1/.

There are two versions of this connector in Domo, this standard version and an advanced version. The standard version only allows you to retrieve data for a selected range of time, while the advanced version also lets you filter by earthquake magnitude as well as provide a start and end date for your data. To learn about the advanced version, see USGS Advanced Connector.

You connect to your USGS Earthquakes account in the Data Center. This topic discusses the fields and menus that are specific to the USGS Earthquakes connector user interface. General information for adding DataSets, setting update schedules, and editing DataSet information is discussed in Adding a DataSet Using a Data Connector.

Primary Use Cases	This connector gives you the when, where, and magnitude for recent earthquake activity (as far back as 1 month).
Primary Metrics	Earthquake Time Earthquake Place Earthquake Magnitude
Primary Company Roles	HR event planning roles Facilities roles Sales Analytics Director of Operations Manufacturing Planners Retail Purchasers Social Media Managers
Average Implementation Time	Less than 1 minute
Ease of Use (on a 1-to-10 scale with 1 being easiest)	1

Prerequisites

This connector returns public data, so no credentials are required.

Connecting to Your USGS Earthquakes Account

This section enumerates the options in the Details pane in the USGS Earthquakes Connector page. The components of the other panes in this page, Scheduling and Name & Describe Your DataSet, are universal across most connector types and are discussed in greater length in Adding a DataSet Using a Data Connector.

Details Pane

This pane contains a single menu where you select the timeframe for your report.

Field	Description
Report	Select whether you want to retrieve earthquake data for the last hour, day, week, or month.

Other Panes

For information about the remaining sections of the connector interface, including how to configure scheduling, retry, and update options, see Adding a DataSet Using a Data Connector.

FAQs

How often can the data be updated?

As often as needed.

Are there any API restrictions I should be aware of?

No.

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