--- title: "Connect USGS Earthquake Hazards Program to Surplus Lines Tax API - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New earthquake\" fires in USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, your agent runs \"Calculate Surplus Lines Tax\" in Surplus Lines Tax API." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/usgs-earthquake-hazards-program-to-surplus-lines-tax-api" --- # Connect USGS Earthquake Hazards Program to Surplus Lines Tax API When **New earthquake** fires in [USGS Earthquake Hazards Program](https://apiant.ai/connections/usgs-earthquake-hazards-program), your agent runs **Calculate Surplus Lines Tax** in [Surplus Lines Tax API](https://apiant.ai/connections/surplus-lines-tax-api). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. USGS Earthquake Hazards Program **1** trigger USGS Earthquake Hazards Program **2** actions Surplus Lines Tax API **3** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and Surplus Lines Tax API to do together? Give your AI client this address. `https://mcp.apiant.ai` One connection does both: ask your client to act in an app once, or have it build an automation that keeps running. Any client that takes a remote MCP server. Nothing to install. Create your free account, then sign in once in your browser. ### Set it up in your client ### Claude Code Run this in the directory you want to work in. `claude mcp add --transport http -s project apiant-ai https://mcp.apiant.ai` Start Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens. [Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp/claude-code) ### Claude, web and desktop Open Customize, then Connectors, then Add custom connector, and paste the address. On Team and Enterprise an owner adds it first. 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[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What USGS Earthquake Hazards Program can start in Surplus Lines Tax API - When **New earthquake** in USGS Earthquake Hazards Program then **Calculate Surplus Lines Tax** in Surplus Lines Tax API - When **New earthquake** in USGS Earthquake Hazards Program then **Get historical tax rate** in Surplus Lines Tax API Starting points drawn from the triggers and actions in the catalog today. Describe the flow you need, at any depth, and your agent builds it and tests every scenario before it ships. Everything your agent can do with USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and Surplus Lines Tax API ## Triggers and actions 1 trigger · 5 actions - Trigger **New earthquake** Polling trigger over the real-time GeoJSON feed or the FDSN query endpoint ordered by time-desc. Fires once per new event id (dedup on feature.id), delivering magnitude, place, time, coordinates, depth. - Action **Find earthquakes by magnitude** Search earthquake events. - Action **Get earthquake** Fetch a single earthquake event's detail. - Action **Calculate Surplus Lines Tax** Calculates the surplus lines tax, stamping fees and other statutory charges due on a policy premium for a given state. Returns the itemized breakdown, the total tax and the total amount due. - Action **Get historical tax rate** Returns the surplus lines tax rate, stamping fee and other statutory charges in force for a state on a given date. Leave the date empty for today's rates. - Action **Get Tax Rate** Returns the surplus lines tax rate, stamping fee and other statutory charges currently in force for a state. ## Each app on its own - [ **USGS Earthquake Hazards Program** The USGS Earthquake Hazards Program publishes real-time and historical earthquake event data through an FDSN...](https://apiant.ai/connections/usgs-earthquake-hazards-program) - [ **Surplus Lines Tax API** Surplus Lines Tax API is a calculator for surplus lines taxes, stamping fees, and regulatory charges across...](https://apiant.ai/connections/surplus-lines-tax-api) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from USGS Earthquake Hazards Program - [ **USGS Earthquake Hazards Program to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/usgs-earthquake-hazards-program-to-hubspot) - [ **USGS Earthquake Hazards Program to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/usgs-earthquake-hazards-program-to-google-sheets) - [ **USGS Earthquake Hazards Program to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/usgs-earthquake-hazards-program-to-google-calendar) - [ **USGS Earthquake Hazards Program to Zoom** Zoom unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, group messaging, and a software-based...](https://apiant.ai/connect/usgs-earthquake-hazards-program-to-zoom) - [ **USGS Earthquake Hazards Program to Webflow** Webflow is a professional website builder and CMS for designing, building, and launching responsive...](https://apiant.ai/connect/usgs-earthquake-hazards-program-to-webflow) - [ **USGS Earthquake Hazards Program to Wix** The Wix website builder gives businesses of any size the tools to create, manage and grow a fully integrated...](https://apiant.ai/connect/usgs-earthquake-hazards-program-to-wix) ## More into Surplus Lines Tax API - [ **HubSpot to Surplus Lines Tax API** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-surplus-lines-tax-api) - [ **Salesforce to Surplus Lines Tax API** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-surplus-lines-tax-api) - [ **Slack to Surplus Lines Tax API** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-surplus-lines-tax-api) - [ **Google Sheets to Surplus Lines Tax API** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-surplus-lines-tax-api) - [ **Gmail to Surplus Lines Tax API** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-surplus-lines-tax-api) - [ **Google Calendar to Surplus Lines Tax API** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-surplus-lines-tax-api) Questions ## USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and Surplus Lines Tax API, answered ### ### What can start an automation from USGS Earthquake Hazards Program? Any of USGS Earthquake Hazards Program's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New earthquake. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Surplus Lines Tax API when something happens in USGS Earthquake Hazards Program? Any of Surplus Lines Tax API's 3 actions, including Calculate Surplus Lines Tax, Get historical tax rate and Get Tax Rate. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Surplus Lines Tax API to USGS Earthquake Hazards Program? Surplus Lines Tax API has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in USGS Earthquake Hazards Program. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Surplus Lines Tax API's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for USGS Earthquake Hazards Program or Surplus Lines Tax API? No. Both are in the catalog with their triggers and actions. You describe the automation; your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. ### ### Can my AI client use USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and Surplus Lines Tax API without building an automation? Yes. With your AI client connected to APIANT, ask it to do something in either app once and it runs that action on the spot. Ask for an automation and your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. One connection covers both. ### ### What happens when something fails? Your agent works that out for you. It plans the failure paths along with the happy path, then tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Is there a free plan? Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.