`get_earthquakes`

Pack: science · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/science/mcp

Search recent earthquakes by location and magnitude threshold. Returns magnitude, depth, coordinates, and timestamp for each event.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`days`	number	no	Look back N days (1-30, default 1)
`min_magnitude`	number	no	Minimum magnitude (default 4.0)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "days": 7,
  "min_magnitude": 5
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/science/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_earthquakes","arguments":{"days":7,"min_magnitude":5}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_earthquakes', {
  "days": 7,
  "min_magnitude": 5
});

More examples

{
  "days": 1
}

Response shape

Always returns: count, earthquakes

Field	Type	Description
`count`	number	Total number of earthquakes found
`earthquakes`	array	List of earthquake events

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "count": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Total number of earthquakes found"
    },
    "earthquakes": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "List of earthquake events",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "magnitude": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Earthquake magnitude"
          },
          "location": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Geographic location description"
          },
          "time": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "ISO 8601 timestamp of event"
          },
          "latitude": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Event latitude"
          },
          "longitude": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Event longitude"
          },
          "depth_km": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Depth in kilometers"
          },
          "tsunami_warning": {
            "type": "boolean",
            "description": "Whether tsunami warning was issued"
          },
          "details_url": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "URL to USGS event details"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "magnitude",
          "location",
          "time",
          "latitude",
          "longitude",
          "depth_km",
          "tsunami_warning",
          "details_url"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "count",
    "earthquakes"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "science": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/science/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

get_earthquakes