`get_earthquake`

Pack: usgs-earthquakes · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/get_earthquake for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

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

Name	Type	Required	Description
`event_id`	string	yes	USGS event id, e.g. “us7000n7n8”.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "event_id": "us7000n7n8"
}

curl

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":{"event_id":"us7000n7n8"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_earthquake', {
  "event_id": "us7000n7n8"
});

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

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

Connect to just the usgs-earthquakes pack

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

get_earthquake