Earthquakes & Water / USGS data for AI agents
USGS geophysical data: earthquake feeds, custom earthquake search and event detail, plus real-time streamgage water data.
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Earthquakes & Water / USGS tools run on the same LiveDataLink endpoint as every other domain - one bearer key, no per-source integration. Add this to your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, n8n, LangChain, and more):
{
"mcpServers": {
"livedatalink": {
"url": "https://livedatalink.ai/mcp",
"headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" }
}
}
}Then call any tool below. The free tier gives you 1,000 queries/month across all 284 tools with no credit card.
Earthquakes & Water / USGS tools (4)
| usgs_earthquake_feed | USGS earthquake summary feed by period (hour/day/week/month) and minimum magnitude, worldwide. |
| usgs_earthquake_search | Custom earthquake search (USGS fdsnws) by magnitude, time range, and bounding box. |
| usgs_earthquake_detail | Full detail for an earthquake event by USGS ID: origin, magnitude, focal mechanism, shake-map, tsunami flag. |
| usgs_water_realtime | Real-time USGS streamgage water data by site, state, or parameter (streamflow, gage height). |
Common queries this domain answers: usgs · earthquake · seismic · magnitude · quake · tremor · water · streamflow · gage height · streamgage · nwis · hydrology · flood stage · drought · river level.
Why LiveDataLink for Earthquakes & Water / USGS
- One key, 59 domains. These tools sit alongside FMCSA carrier safety, sanctions screening, SEC filings, courts, Census, and FRED - no separate integration per source.
- Resale-safe. Sourced from USGS - public and openly-licensed data you can embed and redistribute.
- Built for agents. Read-only annotated MCP tools, Streamable HTTP, Bearer auth. Works out of the box in Claude, Cursor, and n8n's native MCP node.
FAQ
- What Earthquakes & Water / USGS data can an AI agent access through LiveDataLink?
- USGS geophysical data: earthquake feeds, custom earthquake search and event detail, plus real-time streamgage water data. It exposes 4 tools (usgs_earthquake_feed, usgs_earthquake_search, usgs_earthquake_detail, usgs_water_realtime) over the Model Context Protocol at https://livedatalink.ai/mcp, sourced from USGS.
- How do I connect to the LiveDataLink Earthquakes & Water / USGS MCP server?
- Add https://livedatalink.ai/mcp as a Streamable-HTTP MCP server in Claude, Cursor, n8n, or any MCP client, with an "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" header. Get a free key (1,000 queries/month, no credit card) at https://livedatalink.ai/signup/free. No per-domain setup - the Earthquakes & Water / USGS tools load under the same key as every other domain.
- Is the LiveDataLink Earthquakes & Water / USGS data free and safe to redistribute?
- LiveDataLink sources Earthquakes & Water / USGS data from USGS. Public-domain US-government and openly-licensed data is resale-safe, so results can be embedded and redistributed in your own product. The free tier includes 1,000 queries/month; paid plans start at $10/month.