An MCP server implementation for providing access to the [USGS Quakes API](https://earthquake.usgs.gov/fdsnws/event/1/) within [Claude
Usgs quakes mcp mcp server connects Usgs Quakes MCP to AI assistants that speak the Model Context Protocol. An MCP server implementation for providing access to the USGS Quakes API within Claude Desktop.
An MCP server implementation for providing access to the USGS Quakes API within Claude Desktop.
This Model Context Protocol (MCP) server enables AI assistants and applications to:
Once connected, the assistant can call these 2 tools directly:
macOS — ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.jsonWindows — %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.jsonThe server is distributed via npm as @smithery/cli, so most clients can run it without a manual build step. Add it to your MCP client's configuration and restart the client to pick it up — the copy-paste configs for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are on this page.
Developer-tool servers are usually the first ones people connect, because they turn "help me with this code" into an assistant that can actually read the repo and act on it. Usgs Quakes MCP sits in that group, and the shape of its toolset — macOS, Windows — tells you what it is really for. Worth comparing against the other developer tools servers in this directory before you commit to one, since several overlap in scope but differ sharply in setup cost and permissions.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| macOS | ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json |
| Windows | %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json |
{
"mcpServers": {
"usgs-quakes": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@smithery/cli"]
}
}
}Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.
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