Count earthquakes at or above a minimum magnitude since a start date (YYYY-MM-DD). Returns count (number of matching events) and maxAllowed
USGS Earthquakes: Keyless live and historical earthquake data from the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
Live and historical earthquake data from the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program.
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| Name | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| start_date | yes | Start date (YYYY-MM-DD) |
| min_magnitude | yes | Minimum magnitude |
{count}curl -X POST https://datafaucet.dev/api/sandbox \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"count_quakes","arguments":{"start_date":"2025-01-01","min_magnitude":"4"}}}'import requests
response = requests.post(
"https://datafaucet.dev/api/sandbox",
json={
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"method": "tools/call",
"params": {
"name": "count_quakes",
"arguments": {
"start_date": "2025-01-01",
"min_magnitude": "4"
}
}
}
)
print(response.json())const response = await fetch("https://datafaucet.dev/api/sandbox", {
method: "POST",
headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
body: JSON.stringify({
jsonrpc: "2.0",
id: 1,
method: "tools/call",
params: {
name: "count_quakes",
arguments: {
"start_date": "2025-01-01",
"min_magnitude": "4"
},
},
}),
});
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data.result.content[0].text);claude mcp add datafaucet-sandbox https://datafaucet.dev/api/sandbox
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