European Database of Seismogenic Faults (EDSF)

Type Dataset Class type Dati Sismologici e Infrasonici (terrestri e marini)

Database Of Seismogenic Faults Europe Earthquakes Magnitude Slip Rate Crustal Fault Sources Subduction Fault Sources Hazard Model Earth Sciences And Geology Qe - Geology [lcc] 551 Geology, Hydrology, Meteorology [ddc] 554 Earth Sciences Of Europe [ddc] 555 Earth Sciences Of Asia [ddc] 556 Earth Sciences Of Africa [ddc]


The European Database of Seismogenic Faults (EDSF) was compiled in the framework of the EU Project SHARE, Work Package 3, Task 3.2. EDSF includes only faults that are deemed to be capable of generating earthquakes of magnitude equal to or larger than 5.5 and aims at ensuring a homogenous input for use in ground-shaking hazard assessment in the Euro-Mediterranean area. Several research institutions participated in this effort with the contribution of many scientists (see the Database section for a full list). The EDSF database and website are hosted and maintained by INGV.

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Cite as

Basili, R., Kastelic, V., Demircioglu, M. B., Garcia Moreno, D., Nemser, E. S., Petricca, P., … Wössner, J. (2013). European Database of Seismogenic Faults (EDSF) [Data set]. Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV). https://doi.org/10.6092/INGV.IT-SHARE-EDSF

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Field Value
Dataset Identifier (DOI) 10.6092/ingv.it-share-edsf
Acronym EDSF13
Other Identifier OthId Identifier: ingv_39
OthId Organization: INGV
Dataset Themes TECH
Publisher Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)
Release Date 01-03-2013
Modification Date 17-11-2022
Geographical Name Organizational Unit Responsible Competence Area
GeoNames URL Not available
Dataset Languages ITA
Temporal Coverage Not available
Rights holder Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)
ROR 00qps9a02
IPA ingv
Update frequency never
Version Of Not available
Spatial extent {"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-12.106999999999998,36.51099999999997],[-8.6727,41.14050999999998],[-7.31888,42.855500000000006],[-7.102219999999999,43.10221999999999],[4.744654,51.82782],[5.312008,51.908636],[17.679679,48.658682],[42.809446,41.58909200000002],[42.83498,41.572348000000005],[43.859425,40.848412999999994],[44.909512,39.62053900000001],[44.985965,37.002168],[33.826827,34.276394999999994],[-9.676158000000001,30.395659999999992],[-12.106999999999998,36.51099999999997]]]}
Authors BASILI Roberto
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Italy
KASTELIC Vanja
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Italy
DEMIRCIOGLU TUMSA Mine Betül
Boğaziçi University (BOUN), Turkey
PETRICCA Patrizio
Sapienza University of Rome (Uni Sapienza), Italy
SBORAS Sotiris P.
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), Greece
CABRAL João
University of Lisbon (ULisboa), Portugal
CAMELBEECK Thierry
Royal Observatory of Belgium (ROB), Belgium
CAPUTO Riccardo
University of Ferrara (UniFE), Italy
DANCIU Laurentiu
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Switzerland
DOMAç Hilal
Sakarya University, Turkey
FONSECA João Filipe de Barros Duarte
University of Lisbon (ULisboa), Portugal
GARCíA-MAYORDOMO Julián
Instituto Geológico y Minero de España (IGME), Spain
GIARDINI Domenico
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Switzerland
GLAVATOVIC Branislav
Montenegro Seismological Observatory, Montenegro
GULEN Levent
Sakarya University, Turkey
INCE Yigit
Sakarya University, Turkey
PAVLIDES Spyros
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), Greece
SESETYAN Karin
Boğaziçi University (BOUN), Turkey
TARABUSI Gabriele
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Italy
TIBERTI Mara Monica
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Italy
UTKUCU Murat
Sakarya University, Turkey
VALENSISE Gianluca
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Italy
VANNESTE Kris
Royal Observatory of Belgium (ROB), Belgium
VILANOVA Susana Pires
University of Lisbon (ULisboa), Portugal
WöSSNER Jochen
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Switzerland
GARCIA MORENO David
NEMSER Eliza S.
BESANA-OSTMAN Glenda M.

Contributing projects

  • SHARE - Seismic Hazard Harmonization in Europe
    European Commission (EC) - FP7-ENVIRONMENT
    [ 2009-06-01 ⇒ 2012-11-30 ]
  • EPOS IP - European Plate Observing System
    European Commission (EC) - H2020-EU.1.4.1.1.
    [ 2015-10-01 ⇒ 2019-09-30 ]
  • EPOS MIUR
    Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca (MUR)
    [ 2011-11-29 ⇒ 2024-12-31 ]

Data schema

Standard OGC Web Map Service (WMS)

Standard OGC Web Feature Service (WFS)