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Historical_Quakes (FeatureServer)

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Service Description: This layer displays historical earthquake information from the USGS Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) program.

Service ItemId: 79461a1ec0974301bde274177c7108bd

Has Versioned Data: false

Max Record Count: 32000

Supported query Formats: JSON

Supports applyEdits with GlobalIds: False

Supports Shared Templates: False

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The US Geological Survey maintains official records of earthquake activity from around the globe. This layer displays all earthquakes since 1900 with a magnitude 4.0 or greater, and updates once a day. For more recent activity, please see the Recent Earthquakes layer that updates every 5 minutes. 

Data source: original data is accessed here and updated using the OverwriteFS tool in ArcGIS Online. The full documentation for all of the fields can be found on the USGS ComCat site. For more information, please see the USGS PAGER program.

This map is provided for informational purposes and is not monitored 24/7 for accuracy and currency. Always refer to USGS source for official guidance.

If you would like to be alerted to potential issues or simply see when this service will update next, please visit our Live Feed Status page.



Copyright Text: USGS, Esri

Spatial Reference: GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_1984_Earthquakes",DATUM["D_WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137.0,298.257223563]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],VERTCS["GCS_WGS_1984_Earthquakes",VDATUM["WGS_1984_Geoid"],PARAMETER["Vertical_Shift",0.0],PARAMETER["Direction",1.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

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Units: esriDecimalDegrees

Child Resources:   Info

Supported Operations:   Query   ConvertFormat   Get Estimates   Create Replica