USGS Earthquakes MCP server
online · 100% uptimeReal-time earthquake events from the US Geological Survey
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USGS Earthquakes tools (3)
write = sends, deletes, buys or postsget_earthquake_detailFreeGet full details of a specific earthquake event by its USGS event ID. Returns comprehensive information including magnitude, location, depth, felt reports, tsunami status, and tectonic summary when available. Args: event_id: The USGS event ID (e.g. 'us7000m1xh'). Get IDs from search results.
get_earthquakes_nearFreeGet earthquakes near a specific geographic location. Searches for earthquakes within a radius of the given coordinates. Useful for assessing local seismic risk or investigating felt reports. Args: latitude: Latitude of the center point (e.g. 37.7749 for San Francisco). longitude: Longitude of the center point (e.g. -122.4194 for San Francisco). radius_km: Search radius in kilometers (default 100, max 20001). min_magnitude: Minimum magnitude to include (default 1.0). days: Number of days to look back (default 30, max 365).
get_recent_earthquakesFreeGet recent earthquakes worldwide above a minimum magnitude. Returns earthquake events from the USGS catalog sorted by time (newest first). Useful for monitoring seismic activity globally. Args: min_magnitude: Minimum magnitude to include (default 2.5). Use 4.5+ for significant quakes only. days: Number of days to look back (default 7, max 30). limit: Maximum number of earthquakes to return (default 50, max 500).
Public scan report
scanner v0.1.9 · 2026-09-27 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
- –Code scanremote-only server, no package to scann/a
- Live reliabilityremote reachable in 66ms20/20
- Tool poisoning3 tool descriptions checked15/15
- Auth qualityopen endpoint, read-only tools10/15
- Maintenanceno repository listed3/15
- Maintainer identityverified namespace with website, no repo4/10
Findings (1)
- lowNo source repository listed
maint.no-repo
How USGS Earthquakes compares
Against every graded MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.
- Safety score
- 69/100
- higher than 32% of 48,243 servers
- Tools
- 3
- the typical server has 7
- Tools that change things
- 0%
- typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break
- Uptime
- 100%
- of our recent checks; the typical remote server answers 100%
- Response time
- 104 ms
- faster than 83% of 30,027 servers
What its tools let an agent do: 3 read
Install USGS Earthquakes in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
claude mcp add --transport http earthquake https://mcp.olyport.com/earthquake/mcp
USGS Earthquakes: common questions
- Is USGS Earthquakes MCP server safe?
- With care: it is graded C, so read the findings first (69/100). Read the USGS Earthquakes safety report
- How do I install USGS Earthquakes?
- It runs remotely at mcp.olyport.com. Add it to Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop with the snippets above, or call it through the mcp.market gateway without installing anything.
- Does USGS Earthquakes need an API key?
- Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
- Is USGS Earthquakes maintained?
- The latest release is v1.1.0.
- Is USGS Earthquakes up?
- 100% of our last 28 checks got an answer. We check remote servers about four times a day.
- How does USGS Earthquakes compare with other MCP servers?
- safety score 69/100 (higher than 32% of 48,243 servers); tools 3 (the typical server has 7); tools that change things 0% (typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break). Full comparison.