diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ The following PowerShell scripts can be found in the [Scripts/](Scripts/) subfol
 * [clone-repos.ps1](Scripts/clone-repos.ps1) - clones well-known Git repositories
 * [configure-git.ps1](Scripts/configure-git.ps1) - sets up the Git configuration
 * [download.ps1](Scripts/download.ps1) - downloads the file/directory from the given URL
+* [earthquakes.ps1](Scripts/earthquakes.ps1) - prints the stronger earthquakes for the last 30 days
 * [empty-dir.ps1](Scripts/empty-dir.ps1) - empties the given directory
 * [enable-crash-dumps.ps1](Scripts/enable-crash-dumps.ps1) - enables the writing of crash dumps
 * [inspect-exe.ps1](Scripts/inspect-exe.ps1) - prints basic information of the given executable file
diff --git a/Scripts/earthquakes.ps1 b/Scripts/earthquakes.ps1
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..e5c1a24d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Scripts/earthquakes.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/snap/bin/powershell
+
+# Syntax:	./earthquakes.ps1
+# Description:	prints the stronger earthquakes for the last 30 days
+# Author:	Markus Fleschutz
+# Source:	github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
+# License:	CC0
+
+$Format="csv" # csv, geojson, kml, text, xml
+$Order="time" # time, time-asc, magnitude, magnitude-asc
+$MinMagnitude=6.0
+ 
+try {
+	Write-Progress "Querying earthquakes for the last 30 days ..."
+	(Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/fdsnws/event/1/query?format=$Format&orderby=$Order&minmagnitude=$MinMagnitude" -UserAgent "curl" ).Content
+	exit 0
+} catch {
+	Write-Error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	exit 1
+}