get_recent_earthquakes — USGS Earthquakes MCP Tool Read-only
get_recent_earthquakes
(get recent earthquakes) is one of 3 tools on the
USGS Earthquakes
MCP server. Connect the server and your client discovers it on the handshake.
by client
How to call get_recent_earthquakes from your client
- Claude Code USGS Earthquakes get_recent_earthquakes run in your project directory
- Claude Desktop USGS Earthquakes get_recent_earthquakes ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
- Cursor USGS Earthquakes get_recent_earthquakes ~/.cursor/mcp.json
- VS Code USGS Earthquakes get_recent_earthquakes .vscode/mcp.json
- Zed USGS Earthquakes get_recent_earthquakes ~/.config/zed/settings.json
- Windsurf USGS Earthquakes get_recent_earthquakes ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
- Cline USGS Earthquakes get_recent_earthquakes ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json
- Gemini CLI USGS Earthquakes get_recent_earthquakes ~/.gemini/settings.json
- Grok USGS Earthquakes get_recent_earthquakes .mcp.json (in your project root)
- ChatGPT USGS Earthquakes get_recent_earthquakes Settings → Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode
- Claude.ai USGS Earthquakes get_recent_earthquakes Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
- LangChain USGS Earthquakes get_recent_earthquakes pip install langchain-mcp-adapters
Fastest route
claude mcp add --transport http earthquake https://mcp.olyport.com/earthquake/mcpOther tools on this server
This list was read from the server itself, by connecting to it and calling tools/list on 24 September 2026. It is what
the server actually exposes, not what its listing claims.
Mutating and Read-only are read off each tool's name, not its schema — a hint, not a guarantee. The registry stores tool names only; connect the server for its live schemas.