European Database of Seismogenic Faults (EDSF)
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.
Trust score
How is this computed?Composite of 5 axes from our methodology (proof-based officialness, live verification, metadata completeness, license clarity, agent readiness).
- Officialnessweight 25%50/100
Not public-sector → neutral score; not subject to the proof checker.
- Availabilityweight 25%55/100
Verification has failed 0 consecutive times.
- Metadata completenessweight 20%30/100
3 of 10 recommended metadata fields populated.
- License clarityweight 15%50/100
License info not yet tracked for APIs (datasets only).
- Agent readinessweight 15%10/100
Topic tags assigned
Data access
Serves rendered map images, not a downloadable table — so there is no tabular schema. The service's GetCapabilities document lists the available map layers.
Verification Status
Using the API
Configuration
- Base URL
- http://services.seismofaults.eu/geoserver/EDSF/wms?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS&version=1.3.0
Query examples
curl -s 'http://services.seismofaults.eu/geoserver/EDSF/wms?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS&version=1.3.0' -H 'Accept: application/json'Base API endpoint — see the documentation for available routes.