Earthquakes

Name: Ghana Earthquakes
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey

Every earthquake the U.S. Geological Survey has catalogued with an epicentre in Ghana or its coastal waters, from 1939-06-22 to 2020-06-24: time, magnitude, depth, epicentre and the region and district it lies in. Most sit on the fault zone west of Accra, around Weija, Gbawe and Kasoa, including the magnitude 6.4 earthquake of 22 June 1939. This is the global network's record, so it holds the larger events and few small ones: the Ghana Geological Survey Authority records many minor tremors that are not here, and some older events have no magnitude. Sourced from the USGS ANSS Comprehensive Catalog, public domain. 18 records.

v1.0last updated Sep 26, 2026 · covers 22 Jun 1939 to 24 Jun 2020listing updated Sep 26, 2026Free18 recordsPublic Safety

The newest figures in this dataset are from 24 Jun 2020; the source has published nothing newer. Check the dates before relying on a figure.

Fields

Every column this dataset returns, with its type. This is the shape of the API response.

Field	Type
usgs_id	VARCHAR(40) NOT NULL
occurred_at	TIMESTAMP NOT NULL
date	DATE NOT NULL
magnitude	DECIMAL(4,2)
magnitude_type	VARCHAR(10)
depth_km	DECIMAL(6,2)
latitude	DECIMAL(9,5) NOT NULL
longitude	DECIMAL(9,5) NOT NULL
region	VARCHAR(80)
district	VARCHAR(120)
location_description	TEXT
offshore	BOOLEAN
felt_reports	INTEGER
event_url	TEXT
source	TEXT

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First 5 rows of Earthquakes
usgs idVARCHAR(40) NOT NULL	occurred atTIMESTAMP NOT NULL	dateDATE NOT NULL	magnitudeDECIMAL(4,2)	magnitude typeVARCHAR(10)	depth kmDECIMAL(6,2)	latitudeDECIMAL(9,5) NOT NULL	longitudeDECIMAL(9,5) NOT NULL	regionVARCHAR(80)	districtVARCHAR(120)	location descriptionTEXT	offshoreBOOLEAN	felt reportsINTEGER	event urlTEXT	sourceTEXT
iscgem902037	1939-06-22T19:19:32.98	1939-06-22	6.4	mw	15	5.568	-0.625	Central Region	Agona East	8 km ENE of Swedru, Ghana	false	—	https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/iscgem902037	U.S. Geological Survey (public domain)
iscgemsup902118	1939-08-18T04:51:15.9	1939-08-18	—	—	15	5.662	0.112	—	—	14 km E of Tema, Ghana	true	—	https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/iscgemsup902118	U.S. Geological Survey (public domain)
iscgem812036	1969-02-09T18:29:02.76	1969-02-09	5.2	mw	13.7	5.605	-0.138	Greater Accra Region	La Dade-kotopon	4 km NW of Teshi Old Town, Ghana	false	—	https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/iscgem812036	U.S. Geological Survey (public domain)
usp00039w4	1987-11-05T00:00:18.05	1987-11-05	2.6	md	10	5.566	-0.314	Greater Accra Region	Weija Gbawe Municipal	1 km SSW of Gbawe, Ghana	false	—	https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp00039w4	U.S. Geological Survey (public domain)
usp0003aw9	1987-12-03T00:29:47.58	1987-12-03	—	—	33	5.513	-0.26	—	—	8 km SW of Accra, Ghana	true	—	https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp0003aw9	U.S. Geological Survey (public domain)

usgs idVARCHAR(40) NOT NULL	occurred atTIMESTAMP NOT NULL	dateDATE NOT NULL	magnitudeDECIMAL(4,2)	magnitude typeVARCHAR(10)	depth kmDECIMAL(6,2)	latitudeDECIMAL(9,5) NOT NULL	longitudeDECIMAL(9,5) NOT NULL	regionVARCHAR(80)	districtVARCHAR(120)	location descriptionTEXT	offshoreBOOLEAN	felt reportsINTEGER	event urlTEXT	sourceTEXT
10	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	10	example-magnitude_type-1	10	10	10	example-region-1	example-district-1	example-location_description-1	true	10	example-event_url-1	example-source-1
20	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	20	example-magnitude_type-2	20	20	20	example-region-2	example-district-2	example-location_description-2	false	20	example-event_url-2	example-source-2
30	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	30	example-magnitude_type-3	30	30	30	example-region-3	example-district-3	example-location_description-3	true	30	example-event_url-3	example-source-3
40	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	40	example-magnitude_type-4	40	40	40	example-region-4	example-district-4	example-location_description-4	false	40	example-event_url-4	example-source-4
50	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	50	example-magnitude_type-5	50	50	50	example-region-5	example-district-5	example-location_description-5	true	50	example-event_url-5	example-source-5
60	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	60	example-magnitude_type-6	60	60	60	example-region-6	example-district-6	example-location_description-6	false	60	example-event_url-6	example-source-6
70	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	70	example-magnitude_type-7	70	70	70	example-region-7	example-district-7	example-location_description-7	true	70	example-event_url-7	example-source-7
80	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	80	example-magnitude_type-8	80	80	80	example-region-8	example-district-8	example-location_description-8	false	80	example-event_url-8	example-source-8

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GET connect.apighana.com/api/data/earthquakes

Auth: X-API-Key header
Pagination: page · limit
Format: JSON
Version: 1.0
Last updated: Sep 26, 2026from the source
Covers: 22 Jun 1939 to 24 Jun 2020no newer figures published
Refreshed: monthly
Last checked: Oct 1, 2026looked right
Source: U.S. Geological Survey

How to cite

Cite this dataset and the organisation its records come from (U.S. Geological Survey). Datasets are updated, so keep the date you accessed it in the citation. These records cover 22 Jun 1939 to 24 Jun 2020; say which period your figures come from. Last updated from the source on Sep 26, 2026.

API Ghana. (2026). Earthquakes (Version 1.0) [Data set, compiled from U.S. Geological Survey]. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://apighana.com/datasets/earthquakes

Code samples

cURL

curl "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/earthquakes?page=1&limit=20" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $APIGHANA_KEY"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/earthquakes?page=1&limit=20",
  { headers: { "X-API-Key": process.env.APIGHANA_KEY } },
);

const { data, meta } = await response.json();

Python

import os, requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/earthquakes",
    headers={"X-API-Key": os.environ["APIGHANA_KEY"]},
    params={"page": 1, "limit": 20},
)

rows = response.json()["data"]

Earthquakes

Fields

Every column this dataset returns, with its type. This is the shape of the API response.

Field	Type
usgs_id	VARCHAR(40) NOT NULL
occurred_at	TIMESTAMP NOT NULL
date	DATE NOT NULL
magnitude	DECIMAL(4,2)
magnitude_type	VARCHAR(10)
depth_km	DECIMAL(6,2)
latitude	DECIMAL(9,5) NOT NULL
longitude	DECIMAL(9,5) NOT NULL
region	VARCHAR(80)
district	VARCHAR(120)
location_description	TEXT
offshore	BOOLEAN
felt_reports	INTEGER
event_url	TEXT
source	TEXT

usgs idVARCHAR(40) NOT NULL

occurred atTIMESTAMP NOT NULL

dateDATE NOT NULL

magnitudeDECIMAL(4,2)

magnitude typeVARCHAR(10)

depth kmDECIMAL(6,2)

latitudeDECIMAL(9,5) NOT NULL

longitudeDECIMAL(9,5) NOT NULL

regionVARCHAR(80)

districtVARCHAR(120)

location descriptionTEXT

offshoreBOOLEAN

felt reportsINTEGER

event urlTEXT

sourceTEXT

iscgem902037

1939-06-22T19:19:32.98

1939-06-22

6.4

5.568

-0.625

Central Region

Agona East

8 km ENE of Swedru, Ghana

false

—

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/iscgem902037

U.S. Geological Survey (public domain)

iscgemsup902118

1939-08-18T04:51:15.9

1939-08-18

—

5.662

0.112

—

14 km E of Tema, Ghana

true

—

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/iscgemsup902118

U.S. Geological Survey (public domain)

iscgem812036

1969-02-09T18:29:02.76

1969-02-09

5.2

13.7

5.605

-0.138

Greater Accra Region

La Dade-kotopon

4 km NW of Teshi Old Town, Ghana

false

—

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/iscgem812036

U.S. Geological Survey (public domain)

usp00039w4

1987-11-05T00:00:18.05

1987-11-05

2.6

5.566

-0.314

Greater Accra Region

Weija Gbawe Municipal

1 km SSW of Gbawe, Ghana

false

—

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp00039w4

U.S. Geological Survey (public domain)

usp0003aw9

1987-12-03T00:29:47.58

1987-12-03

—

5.513

-0.26

—

8 km SW of Accra, Ghana

true

—

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp0003aw9

U.S. Geological Survey (public domain)

usgs idVARCHAR(40) NOT NULL

occurred atTIMESTAMP NOT NULL

dateDATE NOT NULL

magnitudeDECIMAL(4,2)

magnitude typeVARCHAR(10)

depth kmDECIMAL(6,2)

latitudeDECIMAL(9,5) NOT NULL

longitudeDECIMAL(9,5) NOT NULL

regionVARCHAR(80)

districtVARCHAR(120)

location descriptionTEXT

offshoreBOOLEAN

felt reportsINTEGER

event urlTEXT

sourceTEXT

2000-01-01

example-magnitude_type-1

example-region-1

example-district-1

example-location_description-1

true

example-event_url-1

example-source-1

2000-01-01

example-magnitude_type-2

example-region-2

example-district-2

example-location_description-2

false

example-event_url-2

example-source-2

2000-01-01

example-magnitude_type-3

example-region-3

example-district-3

example-location_description-3

true

example-event_url-3

example-source-3

2000-01-01

example-magnitude_type-4

example-region-4

example-district-4

example-location_description-4

false

example-event_url-4

example-source-4

2000-01-01

example-magnitude_type-5

example-region-5

example-district-5

example-location_description-5

true

example-event_url-5

example-source-5

2000-01-01

example-magnitude_type-6

example-region-6

example-district-6

example-location_description-6

false

example-event_url-6

example-source-6

2000-01-01

example-magnitude_type-7

example-region-7

example-district-7

example-location_description-7

true

example-event_url-7

example-source-7

2000-01-01

example-magnitude_type-8

example-region-8

example-district-8

example-location_description-8

false

example-event_url-8

example-source-8

How to cite

API Ghana. (2026). Earthquakes (Version 1.0) [Data set, compiled from U.S. Geological Survey]. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://apighana.com/datasets/earthquakes

Code samples

cURL

curl "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/earthquakes?page=1&limit=20" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $APIGHANA_KEY"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/earthquakes?page=1&limit=20",
  { headers: { "X-API-Key": process.env.APIGHANA_KEY } },
);

const { data, meta } = await response.json();

Python

import os, requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/earthquakes",
    headers={"X-API-Key": os.environ["APIGHANA_KEY"]},
    params={"page": 1, "limit": 20},
)

rows = response.json()["data"]