GET /iceland/quakes/recent
Recent earthquakes inside Iceland's bounding box (lat 63-67, lon -25 to -13) via USGS FDSN. Defaults: last 30 days, M ≥ 2.0.
start_date
optional
YYYY-MM-DD
min_magnitude
optional
default: 2.0
Minimum magnitude
| Name | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
start_date |
No | - | YYYY-MM-DD |
min_magnitude |
No | 2.0 | Minimum magnitude |
curl https://nordapi.ee/api/v1/iceland/quakes/recent
{
"data": {
"bbox": [
-21.2606,
64.1625,
10,
-17.6981,
64.6396,
10.934
],
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-17.6981,
64.6396,
10
],
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},
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"cdi": null,
"code": "7000ssqq",
"detail": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/fdsnws/event/1/query?eventid=us7000ssqq&format=geojson",
"dmin": 1.563,
"felt": null,
"gap": 95,
"ids": ",us7000ssqq,",
"mag": 4.8,
"magType": "mww",
"mmi": null,
"net": "us",
"nst": 82,
"place": "117 km S of Akureyri, Iceland",
"rms": 0.55,
"sig": 354,
"sources": ",us,",
"status": "reviewed",
"time": 1781381653748,
"title": "M 4.8 - 117 km S of Akureyri, Iceland",
"tsunami": 0,
"type": "earthquake",
"types": ",moment-tensor,origin,phase-data,",
"tz": null,
"updated": 1782411322040,
"url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000ssqq"
},
"type": "Feature"
},
{
"geometry": {
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-17.7203,
64.572,
10
],
"type": "Point"
},
"id": "us7000spu7",
"properties": {
"alert": null,
"cdi": null,
"code": "7000spu7",
"detail": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/fdsnws/event/1/query?eventid=us7000spu7&format=geojson",
"dmin": 1.562,
"felt": null,
"gap": 118,
"ids": ",us7000spu7,",
"mag": 4.1,
"magType": "mb",
"mmi": null,
"net": "us",
"nst": 25,
"place": "125 km S of Akureyri, Iceland",
"rms": 0.73,
"sig": 259,
"sources": ",us,",
"status": "reviewed",
"time": 1780323123006,
"title": "M 4.1 - 125 km S of Akureyri, Iceland",
"tsunami": 0,
"type": "earthquake",
"types": ",origin,phase-data,",
"tz": null,
"updated": 1781713863040,
"url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000spu7"
},
"type": "Feature"
},
{
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-21.2606,
64.1625,
10.934
],
"type": "Point"
},
"id": "us7000spu6",
"properties": {
"alert": null,
"cdi": null,
"code": "7000spu6",
"detail": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/fdsnws/event/1/query?eventid=us7000spu6&format=geojson",
"dmin": 0.588,
"felt": null,
"gap": 115,
"ids": ",us7000spu6,",
"mag": 4.2,
"magType": "mb",
"mmi": null,
"net": "us",
"nst": 46,
"place": "18 km NNW of Hveragerði, Iceland",
"rms": 0.5,
"sig": 271,
"sources": ",us,",
"status": "reviewed",
"time": 1780321513278,
"title": "M 4.2 - 18 km NNW of Hveragerði, Iceland",
"tsunami": 0,
"type": "earthquake",
"types": ",origin,phase-data,",
"tz": null,
"updated": 1781713372040,
"url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000spu6"
},
"type": "Feature"
}
],
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"api": "2.4.0",
"count": 3,
"generated": 1782480498000,
"status": 200,
"title": "USGS Earthquakes",
"url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/fdsnws/event/1/query?format=geojson&minlatitude=63&maxlatitude=67&minlongitude=-25&maxlongitude=-13&starttime=2026-05-27&minmagnitude=2.0&orderby=time"
},
"type": "FeatureCollection"
},
"success": true
}