iran-quake-mcp
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Unofficial read-only MCP server for earthquakes in Iran: latest, search, strongest, detail and statistics from USGS, EMSC and IRSC.
Let your AI agent check the latest earthquakes in Iran (زلزله ایران).
An unofficial, read-only MCP server for earthquake data from USGS, EMSC and the Iranian Seismological Center:
latest quakes, history search, the strongest events, one event in full and activity statistics, from Claude, Cursor or Copilot.
For AI agents · Quick start · What it can do · Tools · FAQ · فارسی
source="usgs", default), EMSC via SeismicPortal (source="emsc") and the Iranian Seismological Center (source="irsc", only its latest ~20 events, with province names). Sources are not merged; their event ids differ.uvx iran-quake-mcp or claude mcp add iran-quake -- uvx iran-quake-mcp. Transport: stdio. Needs uv (Python 3.10+).IRAN_QUAKE_MCP_PROXY (HTTP proxy URL, or a comma-separated list); system proxy settings are ignored.eq_. Typical sequence: eq_latest or eq_significant -> eq_detail with an id from the list. eq_search for a date range, bounding box or place; eq_stats for counts.time_utc (UTC) and time_tehran (UTC+03:30, no daylight saving); search dates are UTC; depth_km in kilometres; mag_type (mb, ml, mw...) says which magnitude it is.limit 1-50), about 12 KB at the maximum, under 15 KB.server.json and the
iran-mcp catalog.Earthquake feeds are built for seismologists: different servers, different id formats, UTC timestamps, no province field.
Asking "was there a quake above 4.5 near Kerman this week, and what was the strongest one in Iran this month?" means
querying a map or a query form and converting times by hand. With iran-quake-mcp an agent answers it in a few calls
and returns a short summary with Tehran time and depth in kilometres.
You: Were there any strong earthquakes in Iran in the last 30 days?
Agent: calls
eq_significant(days=30, min_magnitude=5.0)->eq_detail(...)for the largest oneIt lists the events from largest to smallest with magnitude, place, depth and Tehran time, then adds the review status and felt reports of the biggest one.
Every reply stays under 15 KB (about 12 KB at the maximum), so it does not flood the agent's context.
Example prompts:
You need uv. No API key or account.
claude mcp add iran-quake -- uvx iran-quake-mcp
Settings → Developer → Edit Config, then add:
{
"mcpServers": {
"iran-quake": { "command": "uvx", "args": ["iran-quake-mcp"] }
}
}
Add the Claude Desktop block above to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (or .cursor/mcp.json in a project).
Click Install in VS Code above, or add to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"iran-quake": { "type": "stdio", "command": "uvx", "args": ["iran-quake-mcp"] }
}
}
codex mcp add iran-quake -- uvx iran-quake-mcp
Or in ~/.codex/config.toml:
[mcp_servers.iran-quake]
command = "uvx"
args = ["iran-quake-mcp"]
Add to ~/.gemini/settings.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"iran-quake": { "command": "uvx", "args": ["iran-quake-mcp"] }
}
}
Add the Claude Desktop block to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json.
It is a standard stdio MCP server: run uvx iran-quake-mcp, or pip install iran-quake-mcp and run iran-quake-mcp.
The list tools (eq_latest, eq_search, eq_significant, eq_stats) take an optional source (usgs default, emsc, irsc) and iran_only (default true).
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
eq_latest | List the most recent earthquakes in Iran, newest first |
eq_search | Search earthquakes in Iran by date range, magnitude, bounding box and place text |
eq_significant | List the strongest recent earthquakes in Iran, largest magnitude first |
eq_detail | Get one earthquake in full: location, depth_km, magnitude type and source quality fields |
eq_stats | Count earthquakes in Iran over a window: by magnitude band, by place, plus the strongest event |
All 5 tools are annotated readOnlyHint: true.
AI agent (Claude, Cursor, Copilot, ...)
│
│ MCP over stdio
▼
iran-quake-mcp (runs on your machine)
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│ HTTPS (IRSC: plain HTTP)
├──────▶ earthquake.usgs.gov USGS FDSN event API
├──────▶ www.seismicportal.eu EMSC FDSN event API
└──────▶ irsc.ut.ac.ir events_list.xml
iran-quake-mcp runs locally and calls the public feeds of USGS, EMSC and IRSC. It has no hosted server in between
and no API key. It sends at most 2 requests at a time with a little jitter, keeps answers for 60 seconds,
retries a failed GET up to 4 times (USGS sometimes answers a sporadic 502), caps a response body at 5 MB and only
talks to those three hosts. It only reads.
time_utc is UTC, time_tehran is UTC+03:30 (no daylight saving since 2022). Search dates are UTC. Depth is depth_km, positive.mag_type (mb, ml, mw...). Values from different types or sources are not exactly comparable.eq_detail takes only an event id and detects the source from its format: EMSC 20261014_0000009, IRSC a plain number such as 213549 (only found in its latest ~20 events), otherwise USGS.iran_only=false returns everything in the box 24-40 N, 43.5-64 E.place accepts a province name (Tehran, Kerman, Hormozgan, Khuzestan, Fars, Sistan and Baluchestan, Kermanshah, Razavi Khorasan, East Azerbaijan, West Azerbaijan, Bushehr, Mazandaran), which selects an approximate box that overlaps its neighbours. Other text is an English, accent-insensitive substring match. IRSC places are Town, Province.http://irsc.ut.ac.ir/events_list.xml (plain HTTP; its https is closed). It lists only the latest ~20 events, with no magnitude type and no history, so more is true when your dates reach further back. The data is licensed for non-commercial, humanitarian use and must cite the Iranian Seismological Center (University of Tehran).limit is at most 50. eq_stats sets truncated when the raw fetch came back full at 3000 rows.IRAN_QUAKE_MCP_PROXY if the feeds are not reachable directly. System proxy variables are ignored on purpose.Yes. iran-quake-mcp is an unofficial MCP server with 5 read-only tools. It reads the public USGS, EMSC and IRSC
feeds and returns compact JSON for AI agents.
USGS ComCat (default), EMSC through SeismicPortal, and the Iranian Seismological Center (IRSC, University of Tehran).
Pick one with the source argument. They are not merged.
Add the server with claude mcp add iran-quake -- uvx iran-quake-mcp, or use the matching config in
Quick start, then ask in plain language, in Persian or English.
No. It reads public catalogs that list events after the fact, sometimes with a delay, and values get revised. For official information use the Iranian Seismological Center (irsc.ut.ac.ir).
Each event has time_utc and time_tehran (UTC+03:30, no daylight saving). Search dates you pass are UTC.
Partly. The USGS and EMSC feeds have no province field. Pass a province name from the list in
Good to know in place for an approximate box that overlaps neighbouring provinces, other English
text to match the nearest town or region, or a bbox. IRSC rows carry Town, Province text.
The IRSC feed lists only its latest ~20 events and has no history. Use usgs or emsc for longer ranges.
By default only events inside a coarse Iran outline are returned, so events across the border are dropped. Pass
iran_only=false to include neighbours.
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uvx iran-quake-mcp
| Variable | Default | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
IRAN_QUAKE_MCP_PROXY | unset | Optional HTTP proxy URL for reaching USGS/EMSC; system proxy settings are ignored. A comma-separated list is used one at a time: the next proxy takes over when one is blocked or cannot connect |
iran-quake-mcp یک سرور MCP غیررسمی و فقطخواندنی برای دادههای زلزله ایران است. این سرور به دستیار هوش مصنوعی شما (Claude، Cursor، Copilot و ...) اجازه میدهد آخرین زلزلهها، زلزلههای قوی، تاریخچه و آمار لرزهخیزی ایران را از منابع عمومی USGS، EMSC و مرکز لرزهنگاری کشوری (IRSC) بخواند.
چه کارهایی میکند
نکتهها
IRAN_QUAKE_MCP_PROXY را روی یک پراکسی HTTP بگذارید.نصب (اول uv را نصب کنید). در Claude Code:
claude mcp add iran-quake -- uvx iran-quake-mcp
در Claude Desktop، Cursor و بقیه برنامهها همان تنظیم بخش Quick start را بگذارید.
نمونه پرسشها
git clone https://github.com/sepehr071/iran-quake-mcp && cd iran-quake-mcp
uv sync
uv run ruff check . && uv run ruff format --check .
uv run python -m pytest -q # offline unit tests
uv run python -m pytest -m live -q # calls the real USGS/EMSC feeds
uv build
All tools live in src/iran_quake_mcp/quakes.py; each is a typed async function with a docstring that tells the agent
when to use it. Issues and PRs are welcome.
Releases: bump the version in pyproject.toml and server.json, then push a v* tag. GitHub Actions publishes to PyPI.
Unofficial and not affiliated with or endorsed by USGS, EMSC or the Iranian Seismological Center. It is read-only. Earthquake data is informational, can be delayed and is revised by the sources; this is not a warning service. Check each source's terms of use: IRSC data is licensed for non-commercial, humanitarian use and must cite the Iranian Seismological Center (University of Tehran).
Built and maintained by Sepehr Radmard (سپهر رادمرد). Connect on LinkedIn or follow @sepehr071 on GitHub for more MCP servers for Iranian websites, all listed in iran-mcp. If this saves you time, a star on the repo helps other people find it.
FAQs
Unofficial read-only MCP server for earthquakes in Iran: latest, search, strongest, detail and statistics from USGS, EMSC and IRSC.
We found that iran-quake-mcp demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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