# earthquakes

Recent earthquakes from the USGS: filter by bounding box or center point + radius, minimum magnitude and time window (last N days or start/end dates). Returns magnitude, place, time, coordinates, depth, tsunami flag, PAGER alert, felt reports and USGS event links. Price: $0.01 USDC per successful call (x402, Solana). Same tool over HTTPS: GET https://scorptech.it.com/api/x402/v1/earthquakes

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `earthquakes`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/com-it-scorptech-x402/earthquakes

## Facts

- Tool: `earthquakes`
- Server: ScorpTech x402 API (`https://scorptech.it.com/api/x402/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-it-scorptech-x402.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/https://scorptech.it.com/api/x402/mcp
- Risk category: Execute (High risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server CORS policy: *
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 12
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `end` | string | no | End date YYYY-MM-DD |
| `lat` | number | no | Circle center latitude |
| `lon` | number | no | Circle center longitude |
| `days` | integer | no | Look-back window in days when start is not set (1-365, default 7) |
| `limit` | integer | no | Max events (1-500, default 50) |
| `order` | string | no | time (newest first, default) or magnitude |
| `start` | string | no | Start date YYYY-MM-DD |
| `maxlat` | number | no | Bounding box north latitude |
| `maxlon` | number | no | Bounding box east longitude |
| `minlat` | number | no | Bounding box south latitude (use all four box params) |
| `minlon` | number | no | Bounding box west longitude |
| `minmag` | number | no | Minimum magnitude (default 2.5) |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "earthquakes",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why earthquakes is rated High

earthquakes triggers real processes with real consequences. An agent gone sideways doesn't fire it once. It starts dozens of builds, sends mass notifications, or burns through compute before anyone looks up.

Risk signals: High parameter count (13 properties)

## Use case

AI agents invoke earthquakes to trigger actions in ScorpTech x402 API. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call: builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches ScorpTech x402 API:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "earthquakes": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "earthquakes_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on ScorpTech x402 API (1011)

- `collatz_drop` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-it-scorptech-x402/collatz-drop.md
- `dedupe_records` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-it-scorptech-x402/dedupe-records.md
- `evm_selector_decode` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-it-scorptech-x402/evm-selector-decode.md
- `frames_timecode` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-it-scorptech-x402/frames-timecode.md
- `ip_reputation` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-it-scorptech-x402/ip-reputation.md
- `led_resistor` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-it-scorptech-x402/led-resistor.md
- `ruler_odd` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-it-scorptech-x402/ruler-odd.md
- `sql_format` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-it-scorptech-x402/sql-format.md
- `timecode_diff` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-it-scorptech-x402/timecode-diff.md
- `timecode_duration` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-it-scorptech-x402/timecode-duration.md
- `timecode_frames` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-it-scorptech-x402/timecode-frames.md
- `abi_encode` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-it-scorptech-x402/abi-encode.md
- `apery_term` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-it-scorptech-x402/apery-term.md
- `ballot` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-it-scorptech-x402/ballot.md
- `baum_sweet` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-it-scorptech-x402/baum-sweet.md
- `binom` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-it-scorptech-x402/binom.md
- `bit_subset` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-it-scorptech-x402/bit-subset.md
- `biunitary_sigma` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-it-scorptech-x402/biunitary-sigma.md
- `champernowne_start` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-it-scorptech-x402/champernowne-start.md
- `clinical_trials` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-it-scorptech-x402/clinical-trials.md
- `coin_min` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-it-scorptech-x402/coin-min.md
- `coin_ways` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-it-scorptech-x402/coin-ways.md
- `color_palette` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-it-scorptech-x402/color-palette.md
- `compound_interest` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-it-scorptech-x402/compound-interest.md
- `cron_explain` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-it-scorptech-x402/cron-explain.md
- `curl_to_code` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-it-scorptech-x402/curl-to-code.md
- `date_calc` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-it-scorptech-x402/date-calc.md
- `delannoy` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-it-scorptech-x402/delannoy.md
- `delannoy_sum` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-it-scorptech-x402/delannoy-sum.md
- `dmarc_report_parse` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-it-scorptech-x402/dmarc-report-parse.md
- …and 981 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/com-it-scorptech-x402.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=com-it-scorptech-x402 · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/com-it-scorptech-x402