How to Monitor Recent Earthquakes with Copilot
Monitor earthquakes in your IDE with Copilot and ToolRouter. Seismic data for applications.
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 recent earthquakes using earthquake-monitor"
- Copilot returns structured seismic data with coordinates and magnitudes
- Ask: "Generate a GeoJSON feature collection from this earthquake data"
Example Prompt
Try this with Copilot using the Earthquake Monitor tool
Fetch recent earthquakes and output as JSON with coordinates for my map application.
Tips
- Use earthquake coordinates to plot events on interactive maps
- The structured data feeds directly into monitoring dashboards
- Combine with geolocation APIs to calculate distance from specific points