The European Database of Seismogenic Faults (EDSF) is a compilation of fault sources deemed to be capable of generating earthquakes of magnitude equal to or larger than 5.5 and aims at ensuring a homogenous input to assess ground-shaking hazard in the Euro-Mediterranean area. Several research institutions within the SHARE project participated in this effort with the contribution of many additional scientists in the Euro-Mediterranean region. The EDSF database and website are hosted and maintained by INGV.
The fault sources have been used for the computation of hazard due to crustal seismicity. The fault sources were used in the Fault Source and Background (FSBG) model. The seismic activity is calculated from the information on the fault sources, however, only the MW≥6.5 are deemed to occur on the geometry of the fault sources, while M<6.5 occur throughout background sources, i.e. regions that include a system of fault sources.
The fault sources and their parameterization used in the hazard modelling contains all parameters needed for the computation (see Deliverable D6.6). Datafiles are provided in EPRI - vector file format.
The hazard.EFEHR web platform and web services are developed, maintained and hosted by the Swiss Seismological Service (SED) at ETH Zurich under the umbrella of EFEHR, in collaboration with the GEM Foundation and EPOS (European Plate Observing System).
The work presented in this website has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreements No.s 730900, 676564 and 821115 of the projects SERA, EPOS-IP and RISE. The European Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained in this website.
