Get the number earthquakesΒΆ
Get the number of magnitude 4.5+ earthquakes detected worldwide by the usgs.
# 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))
Output:
The number of magnitude 4.5+ earthquakes detected worldwide by the USGS: 397