EarthquakeGeometry

GeoJSON Point geometry for the earthquake epicenter location.

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Properties

Name	Type	Description
type	string	GeoJSON geometry type (always Point).
coordinates	array	Array of [longitude, latitude, depth_km]. Depth is in kilometers below the surface (positive = deeper).

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JSON Schema

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/u-s-geological-survey/refs/heads/main/json-schema/usgs-earthquake-api-earthquake-geometry-schema.json",
  "title": "EarthquakeGeometry",
  "description": "GeoJSON Point geometry for the earthquake epicenter location.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "type": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "GeoJSON geometry type (always Point).",
      "example": "Point"
    },
    "coordinates": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Array of [longitude, latitude, depth_km]. Depth is in kilometers below the surface (positive = deeper).",
      "items": {
        "type": "number"
      },
      "example": [
        -122.0,
        37.75,
        10.5
      ]
    }
  }
}