Python Web Scraping: Get the number of magnitude 4.5+ earthquakes detected worldwide by the USGS

Last update on December 21 2024 07:49:17 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

Write a Python program to get the number of magnitude 4.5+ earthquakes detected worldwide by the USGS.

Sample Solution:

Python Code:

#https://bit.ly/2lVhlLX
# landing page:
# http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/feed/v1.0/csv.php
import csv
import requests
csvurl = 'http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/feed/v1.0/summary/4.5_month.csv'
rows = list(csv.DictReader(requests.get(csvurl).text.splitlines()))
print("The number of magnitude 4.5+ earthquakes detected worldwide by the USGS:", len(rows))
  
 

Sample Output:

The number of magnitude 4.5+ earthquakes detected worldwide by the USGS: 397

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