US Geological Survey · Pricing Plans
Us Geological Survey Plans Pricing
USGS APIs (earthquake catalog, water data, geomagnetic, seismic design, ScienceBase, etc.) are free public services. There is no commercial pricing. Most endpoints do not require an API key, though some use api.data.gov fronting; high-volume consumers are directed to real-time feeds and bulk downloads rather than tight API polling.
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Public API Access
freemium
Free public access to USGS data services. No charge, no key required for most endpoints; some federated services route through api.data.gov and inherit its 1,000 req/hr per-key default.
Public API Access (request · usage)
0 USD
FDSN Event Query Result Cap (result · usage)
0 USD
- Earthquake Real-Time GeoJSON Feeds
- FDSN Event Web Service (CSV / GeoJSON / QuakeML / KML / ATOM)
- Water Data REST APIs
- Geomagnetic Data Web Services
- Seismic Design Data Web Services
- ScienceBase APIs