@article{fdi:010091349, title = {{T}he 2020 {E}uropean {S}eismic {H}azard {M}odel : overview and results}, author = {{D}anciu, {L}. and {G}iardini, {D}. and {W}eatherill, {G}. and {B}asili, {R}. and {N}andan, {S}. and {R}ovida, {A}. and {B}eauval, {C}{\'e}line and {B}ard, {P}. {Y}. and {P}agani, {M}. and {R}eyes, {C}. {G}. and {S}esetyan, {K}. and {V}ilanova, {S}. and {C}otton, {F}. and {W}iemer, {S}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he 2020 update of the {E}uropean {S}eismic {H}azard {M}odel ({ESHM}20) is the most recent and up-to-date assessment of seismic hazard for the {E}uro-{M}editerranean region. {T}he new model, publicly released in {M}ay 2022, incorporates refined and cross-border harmonized earthquake catalogues, homogeneous tectonic zonation, updated active fault datasets and geological information, complex subduction sources, updated area source models, a smoothed seismicity model with an adaptive kernel optimized within each tectonic region, and a novel ground motion characteristic model. {ESHM}20 supersedes the 2013 {E}uropean {S}eismic {H}azard {M}odel ({ESHM}13; {W}oessner et al., 2015) and provides full sets of hazard outputs such as hazard curves, maps, and uniform hazard spectra for the {E}uro-{M}editerranean region. {T}he model provides two informative hazard maps that will serve as a reference for the forthcoming revision of the {E}uropean {S}eismic {D}esign {C}ode ({CEN} {EC}8) and provides input to the first earthquake risk model for {E}urope ({C}rowley et al., 2021). {ESHM}20 will continue to evolve and act as a key resource for supporting earthquake preparedness and resilience throughout the {E}uro-{M}editerranean region under the umbrella of the {E}uropean {F}acilities for {S}eismic {H}azard and {R}isk consortium ({EFEHR} {C}onsortium).}, keywords = {{EUROPE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{N}atural {H}azards and {E}arth {S}ystem {S}ciences}, volume = {24}, numero = {9}, pages = {3049--3073}, ISSN = {1561-8633}, year = {2024}, DOI = {10.5194/nhess-24-3049-2024}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010091349}, }