EPOS

Seismology

The TCS Seismology builds on existing coordinated European seismological infrastructures - ORFEUS, EMSC, EFEHR - and associated datacenters to provide services for seismic waveform data, seismological products, and seismic hazard and risk information, and integrates these within the EPOS architecture.

About

The Thematic Core Service (TCS) for Seismology coordinates the provision, within the EPOS infrastructure, of various seismology-related services, such as waveform data, station information, parametric earthquake information products, and seismic hazard & risk data and products in Europe.

Data & Services

EPOS Seismology services are organised within the three pillars ‘Waveform Data Services’ (coordinated by ORFEUS), ‘Seismological Products Services’ (coordinated by EMSC) and ‘Earthquake Hazard and Risk Services’ (coordinated by EFEHR).

Community portals

ESMC Data Access

Portal website with access to parameter data on earthquakes observed by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre.

EDSF (European Databases of Seismogenic Faults) | EFEHR

EDSF, the European Databases of Seismogenic Faults, is a service of EFEHR and offers a repository of geologic fault information aimed at providing input for earthquake hazards assessment.

Risk Platform | EFEHR

The EFEHR risk platform facilitates open-access to online data, interactive products and services relevant for seismic risk in Europe. These include exposure data and maps, vulnerability data for a wide range of building classes, and loss curves and maps.

AHEAD (European Archive of Historical Earthquake Data)

AHEAD, the European Archive of Historical Earthquake Data 1000-1899, inventories and distributes data of diverse provenance and typology - descriptive studies, intensity data, parametric catalogues - on pre-instrumental European earthquakes.

EFEHR (European Facilities for Earthquake Hazard and Risk)

EFEHR facilitates open-access to online data, interactive products and services relevant for seismic hazard and risk in Europe

ORFEUS (Observatories and Research Facilities for European Seismology)

ORFEUS (Observatories and Research Facilities for European Seismology), founded in 1987, is a non-profit foundation that promotes seismology in the greater European region through the collection, archival and distribution of seismic waveform data, metadata and closely related services and products.

EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)

EMSC coordinates and provides access to earthquake parameters and other seismological products for the European-Mediterranean region and worldwide.

Hazard Platform | EFEHR

The EFEHR Hazard web platform provides access to interactive tools such as seismic hazard models, products and information. EFEHR facilitates open-access to online data, interactive products and services relevant for seismic hazard and risk in Europe.

Internal Organisation

The TCS Seismology Consortium, formally established in October 2019, coordinates seismological efforts across Europe through its three foundational pillars: waveform data, seismological products, and seismic hazard and risk information. These efforts rely on the contributions of national academic institutions and governmental agencies, ensuring seamless integration of data and services. The Consortium fosters collaboration among key European organizations—ORFEUS, EMSC, and EFEHR—supported by community representatives and the European Seismological Commission (ESC).
● Established: October 2019
● Founding Organizations / Parties : 3 (ORFEUS, EMSC, EFEHR), which in turn represent more than 170 Euro-Mediterranean seismological institutions
● Community Representatives: Up to 3
● Observer: European Seismological Commission (ESC)
● Chair:
o Margarita Segou (EMSC), since 2024
o Florian Haslinger (EMSC), until 2023
o Lars Ottemöller (ORFEUS), until 2022
● Secretary:
o Anastasia Kiratzi, since 2023
o Florian Haslinger, until 2022

CONSORTIUM COMPOSITION

● Member Organizations:
o Belgium
Royal Observatory of Belgium (ORB).
o France
National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS).
Euro-Mediterranean-Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center.
Seismological Center (CSEM-EMSC).
Institute of Physics of the Globe in Paris.
Commissioner for Atomic Energy and Alternative Energy (CEA).
o Germany
GFZ Helmholtz Center for Geosciences.
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU).
Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe / Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR).
o Greece
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
Institute of Engineering Seismology and Earthquake Engineering (ITSAK).
National Observatory of Athens.
University of Patras.
o Italy
National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV).
Eucentre.
o Netherlands
Observatories and Research Facilities for EUropean Seismology (ORFEUS).
Royal Dutch Meteorological Institute / Royal Netherlands.
Meteorological Institute (KNMI)
o Norway
University of Bergen (UiB).
NORSAR.
o Portugal
Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA).
o Romania
National Institute for Earth Physics (NIEP).
o Slovenia
Agency of the Republic of Slovenia for the Environment / Slovenian Environment Agency (ARSO).
o Spain
Cartographic and Geological Institute of Catalonia (ICGC).
Geosciences Barcelona (GEO3BCN-CSIC).
o Switzerland
Swiss Earthquake Service (SED).
o Republic of Türkiye
Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute (KOERI).
Republic of Türkiye's Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD).
o United Kingdom
British Geological Survey (BGS)SEIS-UK.
European Facilities for Earthquake Hazard and Risk (EFEHR).

CONTACT

o Consortium Secretary: Anastasia Kiratzi (AUTH) - Kiratzi@geo.auth.
o Chair: Margarita Segou (EMSC).

Governance

EPOS Seismology ensures coordination among its three thematic domains (waveforms/ORFEUS, seismological products/EMSC, and seismic hazard/risk information/EFEHR). It also represents EPOS Seismology within EPOS. Governance structures of the member organizations guide decision-making, member representation, and duties. National infrastructures, as primary data and product providers, underpin the services distributed through European-level platforms.

Contact

Anastasia Kiratzi

Consortium Secretary

Kiratzi@geo.auth

Margarita Segou

Chair

Member Organisation

Country

About Seismology

Download Media Kit

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Brochure

Flyers and brochures that introduce the service, ready to read online or to print.

Videos

Recorded talks, demonstrations and outreach films about the service and the data it delivers.

Presentations

Slide decks presented at conferences, workshops and community meetings.

Gallery

Photographs from the observatories, laboratories and field campaigns behind the data.

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