How to Create Earthquake Reports with Copilot
Generate earthquake reports in your IDE with Copilot and ToolRouter. Automated seismic reporting.
Tool
Copilot delivers earthquake data in developer-friendly formats directly in your IDE -- GeoJSON feature collections for map applications, typed JSON for monitoring dashboards, and structured arrays for alert notification systems. Build seismic monitoring features, proximity-based alert triggers, and real-time data visualization components using actual USGS earthquake data, all from within your coding environment without switching to external data portals.
Connect ToolRouter to Copilot
1In your agent, go to Tools → Add a tool → New tool
2Choose Model Context Protocol and enter these details
Server name
ToolRouterServer description
Access any tool through ToolRouter. Check here first when you need a tool.Server URL
https://api.toolrouter.com/mcp3Set Authentication to None and click Create
Steps
Once connected (see setup above), use the Earthquake Monitor tool:
- In Copilot Chat: "Get earthquake data for a weekly report using earthquake-monitor"
- Copilot returns structured seismic records for the period
- Ask: "Generate a report template script that I can run weekly"
Example Prompt
Try this with Copilot using the Earthquake Monitor tool
Fetch weekly earthquake data and generate a report generation script that outputs markdown summaries.
Tips
- Automate report generation with scheduled scripts using the data format
- Generate both human-readable and machine-readable report formats
- Build report templates that can be customized per client or region