diff --git a/src/sasquatchbackpack/schemas/__init__.py b/src/sasquatchbackpack/schemas/__init__.py
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+"""Avro schemas."""
diff --git a/src/sasquatchbackpack/schemas/usgs.avsc b/src/sasquatchbackpack/schemas/usgs.avsc
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-{"namespace": "$namespace", "name": "$topic_name", "type": "record", "description": "Collection of earthquakes near the summit", "fields": [{"name": "timestamp", "type": "long"}, {"name": "id", "type": "string", "description": "unique earthquake id"}, {"name": "latitude",  "type": "float", "units": "Degrees"}, {"name": "longitude", "type": "float", "units": "Degrees"}, {"name": "depth", "type": "float", "units": "Km"}, {"name": "magnitude", "type": "float", "units": "Richter Magnitudes"}]}
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diff --git a/src/sasquatchbackpack/schemas/usgs.py b/src/sasquatchbackpack/schemas/usgs.py
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+"""USGS Schemas."""
+
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+
+from dataclasses_avroschema import AvroModel
+
+
+@dataclass
+class EarthquakeSchema(AvroModel):
+    """USGS Earthquake schema."""
+
+    timestamp: int
+    id: str = field(metadata={"description": "unique earthquake id"})
+    latitude: float = field(metadata={"units": "degree"})
+    longitude: float = field(metadata={"units": "degree"})
+    depth: float = field(metadata={"units": "km"})
+    magnitude: float = field(metadata={"units": "u.richter_magnitudes"})