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QuakeIndex

Live USGS earthquake data: latest quakes, quakes near a US place, and was that an earthquake?

Checks passed
12 / 22

2 failed · 8 not measured

Median response
691 ms

Median of successful probes over 7 days

30-day uptime
Not measured

Share of countable probes over 30 days, including daily rollups. Auth challenges are excluded.

Discovered tools
6

Tool definitions returned by this server

Independent monitoring

Health & checks

Status history

Outdated check

Last connection measurement is over 24 hours old. Current availability is unknown.

Last checked
Check summary by test group
Test areaPassedFailedUnmeasured
ConnectionCan a client connect and discover tools?
500
Reliability & speedDoes it respond consistently and quickly?
004
Access & authenticationWhat is required to use this server?
102
Tool qualityAre the tool definitions usable by an agent?
310
Publisher identityCan the publisher be traced to its source?
312

Unmeasured means there is not enough evidence to decide. How these checks work

Inspect individual checks 22 recorded

Core

  • Pass
    Reachable

    Latest probe returned HTTP 200 in 691 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

    protocolVersion 2025-11-25, serverInfo.name quakeindex.

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 6 tools.

  • Pass
    Current protocol

    Negotiated 2025-11-25. The bar is 2025-06-18 or newer.

  • Pass
    HTTPS

    The endpoint URL is https.

Performance

  • Not measured
    Fast (p50)

    Median latency 691 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 691 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 3000 ms. Need at least 20 samples.

  • Not measured
    Reliable (uptime)

    1 of 1 attempts returned a tool list in 30 days (100%). The bar is 99%. Need at least 30 samples.

  • Not measured
    Stable tool list

    Fewer than two successful probes in 30 days, so tool-list stability is not measured.

Access

  • Pass
    Open access

    tools/list succeeded with no credential, and the record declares none.

  • Not measured
    Standard auth

    Auth is not required, so the OAuth metadata check does not apply.

  • Not measured
    Free tier cited

    No publisher quote has been checked.

Tools

  • Pass
    Tools described

    Every tool description is at least 20 characters.

  • Pass
    Valid input schemas

    Every inputSchema is a JSON Schema object.

  • Fail
    Parameters documented

    17 of 28 parameters have a description (61%). The bar is 80%.

  • Pass
    Safety hints

    Every tool sets readOnlyHint or destructiveHint.

Publisher

  • Pass
    Verified namespace

    Listed in the Official MCP Registry.

  • Pass
    Website matches publisher

    The website host matches the reverse-domain namespace.

  • Fail
    Source repo linked

    No repository URL is on file.

  • Not measured
    Repo owner matches

    This namespace is not an io.github login, so the owner comparison does not apply.

  • Pass
    Recently updated

    Updated 2026-11-01T21:56:11.934971Z, within 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

    No GitHub repository to ask about a licence.

Start using QuakeIndex

Connect to this server

Choose your client, copy the configuration, then enable the server in your client’s MCP settings.

Run this command in your terminal, then restart Claude Code.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http quakeindex https://quakeindex.com/mcp

Capabilities

Tools 6

earthquake_details

Everything QuakeIndex holds about one earthquake by USGS event id (or a QuakeIndex/USGS event URL), including every revision it observed — e.g. 'magnitude revised from 4.1 to 3.9'. An automatic solution is a first estimate and says so. Data: USGS, as held by QuakeIndex. Each result includes its source, when the data was last confirmed, and links to the QuakeIndex and USGS event pages. No predictions and no warnings: results name ShakeAlert and MyShake as the sources of earthquake early warning.

Discovered
earthquakes_near

Earthquakes within a radius of coordinates, a US ZIP code or a US town, over the last 1-365 days, newest first, each with its distance, plus the largest in the window. Data: USGS, as held by QuakeIndex. Each result includes its source, when the data was last confirmed, and links to the QuakeIndex and USGS event pages. No predictions and no warnings: results name ShakeAlert and MyShake as the sources of earthquake early warning.

Discovered
largest_on_record

The largest earthquakes in QuakeIndex's copy of the USGS catalogue for a US state, county ('Kern County, CA'), town ('Ridgecrest, CA') or ZIP code, with the catalogue span it covers. Data: USGS, as held by QuakeIndex. Each result includes its source, when the data was last confirmed, and links to the QuakeIndex and USGS event pages. No predictions and no warnings: results name ShakeAlert and MyShake as the sources of earthquake early warning.

Discovered
latest_earthquakes

The most recent earthquakes recorded by USGS worldwide or only in the United States, newest first, filtered by minimum magnitude and hours back (up to 7 days). Use for 'any earthquakes today?' questions. Data: USGS, as held by QuakeIndex. Each result includes its source, when the data was last confirmed, and links to the QuakeIndex and USGS event pages. No predictions and no warnings: results name ShakeAlert and MyShake as the sources of earthquake early warning.

Discovered
place_activity

The QuakeIndex score for a US state or county: the last 7 days' earthquake activity ranked 0-100 against that place's own 10-year history, its label (quiet / typical / elevated / unusual) and the normal band for a week. It describes observed activity and is NOT a forecast or a risk rating. A missing score is never zero. Data: USGS, as held by QuakeIndex. Each result includes its source, when the data was last confirmed, and links to the QuakeIndex and USGS event pages. No predictions and no warnings: results name ShakeAlert and MyShake as the sources of earthquake early warning.

Discovered
was_that_an_earthquake

Checks whether USGS has recorded an earthquake that someone who just felt shaking a few minutes ago could have felt: large and close enough for an estimated intensity of MMI 2+ at their location (Atkinson & Wald 2007, the equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses). Answers yes (with the event), not_yet_reported (nothing yet, but small quakes take minutes to be catalogued, so this is not a no), or no; smaller quakes recorded nearby are listed as too small to feel. The result links USGS Did You Feel It? for reporting shaking. Data: USGS, as held by QuakeIndex. Each result includes its source, when the data was last confirmed, and links to the QuakeIndex and USGS event pages. No predictions and no warnings: results name ShakeAlert and MyShake as the sources of earthquake early warning.

Discovered

Recent measurements

Probe history

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Latest stored probes. Raw probe rows are kept for 14 days.
CheckedResultResponseTools
Connected691 ms6