diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b12e658..8654566 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Welcome to the Mesh Bot project! This feature-rich bot is designed to enhance yo
 - **New Node Hello**: Send a hello to any new node seen in text message.
 
 ### Interactive AI and Data Lookup
-- **NOAA location Data**: Get localized weather(alerts), River Flow, and Tide information. Open-Meteo is used for wx only outside NOAA coverage. 
+- **NOAA/USGS location Data**: Get localized weather(alerts), Earthquake, River Flow, and Tide information. Open-Meteo is used for wx only outside NOAA coverage. 
 - **Wiki Integration**: Look up data using Wikipedia results.
 - **Ollama LLM AI**: Interact with the [Ollama](https://github.com/ollama/ollama/tree/main/docs) LLM AI for advanced queries and responses.
 - **Satalite Pass Info**: Get passes for satalite at your location.
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ git clone https://github.com/spudgunman/meshing-around
 | Command | Description | |
 |---------|-------------|-------------------
 | `ea` and `ealert` | Return FEMA iPAWS/EAS alerts in USA or DE Headline or expanded details for USA | |
+| `earthquake` | Returns the largest and number of USGS events for the location | |
 | `hfcond` | Returns a table of HF solar conditions | |
 | `rlist` | Returns a table of nearby repeaters from RepeaterBook | |
 | `riverflow` | Return information from NOAA for river flow info. Example: `riverflow modules/settings.py`| |
diff --git a/mesh_bot.py b/mesh_bot.py
index a76db89..784a7e3 100755
--- a/mesh_bot.py
+++ b/mesh_bot.py
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ def auto_response(message, snr, rssi, hop, pkiStatus, message_from_id, channel_n
     "dopewars": lambda: handleDopeWars(message, message_from_id, deviceID),
     "ea": lambda: handle_emergency_alerts(message, message_from_id, deviceID),
     "ealert": lambda: handle_emergency_alerts(message, message_from_id, deviceID),
+    "earthquake": lambda: handleEarthquake(message, message_from_id, deviceID),
     "email:": lambda: handle_email(message_from_id, message),
     "games": lambda: gamesCmdList,
     "globalthermonuclearwar": lambda: handle_gTnW(),
@@ -785,6 +786,11 @@ def handle_emergency_alerts(message, message_from_id, deviceID):
     else:
         # Headlines only FEMA
         return getIpawsAlert(str(location[0]), str(location[1]), shortAlerts=True)
+
+def handleEarthquake(message, message_from_id, deviceID):
+    location = get_node_location(message_from_id, deviceID)
+    if "earthquake" in message.lower():
+        return checkUSGSEarthQuake(str(location[0]), str(location[1]))
     
 def handle_checklist(message, message_from_id, deviceID):
     name = get_name_from_number(message_from_id, 'short', deviceID)
diff --git a/modules/locationdata.py b/modules/locationdata.py
index 7b813a6..3656703 100644
--- a/modules/locationdata.py
+++ b/modules/locationdata.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import bs4 as bs # pip install beautifulsoup4
 import xml.dom.minidom 
 from modules.log import *
 
-trap_list_location = ("whereami", "wx", "wxa", "wxalert", "rlist", "ea", "ealert", "riverflow", "valert")
+trap_list_location = ("whereami", "wx", "wxa", "wxalert", "rlist", "ea", "ealert", "riverflow", "valert", "earthquake")
 
 def where_am_i(lat=0, lon=0, short=False, zip=False):
     whereIam = ""
@@ -761,3 +761,48 @@ def get_nws_marine(zone, days=3):
         return NO_DATA_NOGPS
     return marine_pz_report
 
+def checkUSGSEarthQuake(lat=0, lon=0):
+    if lat == 0 and lon == 0:
+        lat = latitudeValue
+        lon = longitudeValue
+    radius = 100 # km
+    magnitude = 1.5
+    history = 7 # days
+    startDate = datetime.fromtimestamp(datetime.now().timestamp() - history*24*60*60).strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+    USGSquake_url = f"https://earthquake.usgs.gov/fdsnws/event/1/query?&format=xml&latitude={lat}&longitude={lon}&maxradiuskm={radius}&minmagnitude={magnitude}&starttime={startDate}"
+    description_text = ""
+    quake_count = 0
+    # fetch the earthquake data from USGS
+    try:
+        quake_data = requests.get(USGSquake_url, timeout=urlTimeoutSeconds)
+        if not quake_data.ok:
+            logger.warning("Location:Error fetching earthquake data from USGS")
+            quake_count = 0
+        if not quake_data.text.strip():
+            quake_count = 0
+        try:
+            quake_xml = xml.dom.minidom.parseString(quake_data.text)
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.warning(f"Location: USGS earthquake API returned invalid XML: {e}")
+            quake_count = 0
+    except (requests.exceptions.RequestException):
+        logger.warning("Location:Error fetching earthquake data from USGS")
+        quake_count = 0
+
+    quake_xml = xml.dom.minidom.parseString(quake_data.text)
+    quake_count = len(quake_xml.getElementsByTagName("event"))
+
+    #get largest mag in magnitude of the set of quakes
+    largest_mag = 0.0
+    for event in quake_xml.getElementsByTagName("event"):
+        mag = event.getElementsByTagName("magnitude")[0]
+        mag_value = float(mag.getElementsByTagName("value")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue)
+        if mag_value > largest_mag:
+            largest_mag = mag_value
+            # set description text
+            description_text = event.getElementsByTagName("description")[0].getElementsByTagName("text")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue
+
+    if quake_count == 0:
+        return NO_ALERTS
+    else:
+        return f"{quake_count} quakes in last {history} days within {radius}km of you largest was {largest_mag}. {description_text}"