get_earthquake

Pack: usgs-earthquakes · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/usgs-earthquakes/mcp

Get full detail for a single earthquake by its USGS event id (e.g. “us7000n7n8”). Returns magnitude, location, time, depth, felt reports, tsunami flag, PAGER alert level, status, contributing networks, and detail URLs. Keyless.

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
event_idstringyesUSGS event id, e.g. “us7000n7n8”.

Example call

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/usgs-earthquakes/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_earthquake","arguments":{}}}'

Connect

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "usgs-earthquakes": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/usgs-earthquakes/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

Regenerated from source · build June 10, 2026