Files
DCS-211/HW 4B/HW4.py
2026-03-31 15:17:05 -04:00

56 lines
1.4 KiB
Python

import requests
import time
import json
import os
def printQuake(properties):
magnitude = properties["mag"]
location = properties["place"]
timestamp = properties["time"] / 1000
time_str = time.strftime("%H:%M:%S", time.gmtime(timestamp))
date_str = time.strftime("%a, %d %b %Y", time.gmtime(timestamp))
print(f"At {time_str} on {date_str}: earthquake of magnitude {magnitude} at {location}")
def fetchAndPrintQuakes(start_date, end_date, min_magnitude):
url = "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/fdsnws/event/1/query"
params = {
"method": "query",
"format": "geojson",
"starttime": start_date,
"endtime": end_date,
"minmagnitude": min_magnitude
}
response = requests.get(url, params=params)
data = response.json()
for quake in data["features"]:
printQuake(quake["properties"])
def readAndPrintQuakes(filename):
script_dir = os.path.dirname(__file__)
filepath = os.path.join(script_dir, filename)
with open(filepath, "r") as f:
data = json.load(f)
for quake in data["features"]:
printQuake(quake["properties"])
def main():
print("Earthquakes from API:")
fetchAndPrintQuakes("2023-10-01", "2023-10-03", 5.0)
print("\nEarthquakes from saved JSON:")
readAndPrintQuakes("load.json")
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()