# ForgeMesh Nearby Earthquake Search

> ForgeMesh Nearby Earthquake Search is a paid API for AI agents from x402.forgemesh.io, paid per call via x402, $0.005/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Returns recent earthquakes within a specified radius of any geographic point, filtered by minimum magnitude, ordered newest first

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://x402.forgemesh.io/earthquake-nearby
- Price: $0.005/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/forgemesh-nearby-earthquake-search-c4476487
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_Bq6v8_RZjMPpQQAAy6-1K

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability forgemesh-nearby-earthquake-search-c4476487 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you check for any earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or higher within 150km of Los Angeles (34.05, -118.24) in the recent past?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need location-scoped seismic awareness around a specific point rather than a global feed. Ideal for logistics agents assessing route safety, insurance agents evaluating risk for a specific address, safety monitoring agents checking conditions near a facility, or any use case requiring earthquakes ranked by recency within a geographic radius.

## Known failure modes

- Missing or invalid latitude/longitude returns an error or empty result
- Radius too large may exceed service limits or return too many results
- Invalid magnitude filter (non-numeric string) may cause a parsing error
- No earthquakes found matching the criteria returns an empty list
- Upstream seismic data source unavailable causes a service error

## How this service works

Search recent earthquakes near any point: latitude, longitude, and radius in km return matching quakes with magnitude, depth, distance-relevant coordinates, place name, and timestamp, ordered newest first. Optional minimum-magnitude filter. Complements the global feed with location-scoped seismic awareness for logistics, insurance, and safety agents.

## Output

A list of earthquakes near the specified coordinates, each with magnitude, depth, place name, timestamp, and geographic coordinates, ordered from newest to oldest. Optionally filtered by minimum magnitude.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "latitude": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Latitude of the search center, e.g. 37.77"
  },
  "longitude": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Longitude of the search center, e.g. -122.42"
  },
  "radius_km": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Search radius in kilometers, default 100"
  },
  "min_magnitude": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Minimum magnitude, default 2.5"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "data": {
   "type": "FeatureCollection",
   "features": [
    {
     "properties": {
      "mag": 2.56,
      "place": "1 km NNW of Angwin, CA",
      "tsunami": 0
     }
    }
   ]
  },
  "attribution": "U.S. Geological Survey (public domain)"
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/forgemesh-nearby-earthquake-search-c4476487/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from x402.forgemesh.io](https://www.zero.xyz/host/x402.forgemesh.io/llms.txt)