Geonet Nz vs Usgs Earthquakes
A side-by-side look at the Geonet Nz and Usgs Earthquakes MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Geonet Nz for environment & nature work as a local process; choose Usgs Earthquakes for environment & nature as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Geonet Nz when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Environment & Nature domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
recent_quakes, get_quake, volcano_alerts.
Choose Usgs Earthquakes when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Environment & Nature domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
- You want tools like
search_earthquakes, get_earthquake, count_earthquakes.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Environment & Nature | Environment & Nature |
| Quality signal | 47/100 · Fair | 53/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | No auth required |
| Pricing | Not declared | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 3 | 3 |
| Full listing | View Geonet Nz | View Usgs Earthquakes |
Tools & capabilities
Geonet Nz tools 3
recent_quakesRecent New Zealand earthquakes from GeoNet (official NZ monitoring, GNS Science), filtered by minimum Modified Mercalli Intensity. MMI 3 ≈ widely felt, 5 ≈ damaging; -1 returns all located quakes. Returns magnitude, depth, locality, felt intensity, and coordinates, newest first. Keyless.get_quakeGet detail for a single New Zealand earthquake by its GeoNet publicID — time, magnitude, depth, locality, felt intensity (MMI), location quality, and coordinates. Keyless.volcano_alertsCurrent Volcanic Alert Levels for all monitored New Zealand volcanoes (Taupo, White Island/Whakaari, Ruapehu, Tongariro, Auckland Volcanic Field, etc.) from GeoNet — official data USGS doesn't cover. NZ scale 0-5: 0 no unrest, 1 minor unrest, 2 moderate/heightened unrest, 3 minor eruption, 4 modera…
Usgs Earthquakes tools 3
search_earthquakesSearch the USGS earthquake catalog (FDSNWS event API) for real-time and historical seismic events. Filter by time window, magnitude, depth, and a circular geographic area. For "last N days/hours" questions pass `days`/`hours` rather than computing start_time yourself. Returns a compact list of quak…get_earthquakeGet full detail for a single earthquake by its USGS event id (e.g. "us7000n7n8"). Returns magnitude, location, time, depth, felt reports, tsunami flag, PAGER alert level, status, contributing networks, and detail URLs. Keyless.count_earthquakesCount earthquakes matching a filter without returning the events — fast for questions like "how many M5+ quakes in the last 7 days near X". Same filters as search_earthquakes (time, magnitude, circular area); for "last N days/hours" questions pass `days`/`hours` rather than computing start_time you…
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Geonet Nz
{
"mcpServers": {
"geonet-nz": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-geonet-nz"
]
}
}
}
Usgs Earthquakes
{
"mcpServers": {
"usgs-earthquakes": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-usgs-earthquakes"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Geonet Nz is categorized under Environment & Nature and uses a local stdio subprocess. Usgs Earthquakes belongs to Environment & Nature and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Geonet Nz for environment & nature work and Usgs Earthquakes for environment & nature.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
Geonet Nz has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Usgs Earthquakes is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add geonet-nz and usgs-earthquakes as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Geonet Nz has a quality signal of 47/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Usgs Earthquakes has 53/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.