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USGS Earthquakes

by olyport.com · remote · no sign-in to list tools · v1.1.0 · published by com.olyport

Real-time earthquake events from the US Geological Survey

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3 tools: 3 only read.

Scanned Oct 21, 2026

No check matched anything in the tool definitions. No finding is not a safety guarantee. How the checks work.

claude mcp add --transport http earthquake https://mcp.olyport.com/earthquake/mcp

Tools

Open a tool for its reasons and full description. Descriptions are the publisher's own words, shown as they are.

3 tools

Only reads 3Claude Code: allow
  • get_earthquake_detailGet full details of a specific earthquake event by its USGS event ID.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_earthquake_detail" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Get 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_nearGet earthquakes near a specific geographic location.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_earthquakes_near" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Get 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_earthquakesGet recent earthquakes worldwide above a minimum magnitude.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_recent_earthquakes" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Get 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).

This is not a safety rating, and no finding is not a safety guarantee. The groups and findings come from fixed checks of the tool definitions the server returned on the date shown, not from its code or what it does when called. How the checks work.

Install

Pinned to version 1.1.0. Values in angle brackets are yours to fill in.

claude mcp add --transport http earthquake https://mcp.olyport.com/earthquake/mcp

Run in a terminal.

Claude Code permissions

Allow the reads, ask before a change, deny the deletes. Paste into .claude/settings.json.

.claude/settings.json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__earthquake__get_recent_earthquakes",
      "mcp__earthquake__get_earthquakes_near",
      "mcp__earthquake__get_earthquake_detail"
    ],
    "ask": [],
    "deny": []
  }
}

Tools that only read are allowed, tools that change things ask first, tools that delete or cancel are denied. It assumes the server is installed as earthquake. Review it before you use it.