Open-Source Seismic Hazard Analysis (OpenSHA)
File Formats
This page describes various file formats used by OpenSHA.
Geospatial file formats
As of 2021, OpenSHA can save and load fault section data, regions, and gridded regions from GeoJSON. View information on those file formats here.
Fault System Rupture Sets & Solutions
The UCERF3 model introduced Fault System Rupture Sets and Solutions as data containers for earthquake rupture forecasts. We updated the legacy UCERF3 file formats to be more user friendly as part of the 2023 update to the U.S. National Seismic Hazard Model, replacing binary files with simpler ASCII, JSON, and GeoJSON representations.
- View the legacy UCERF3 file formats here
- View the updated file formats here
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