@article{fdi:010092114, title = {{T}he {E}uropean fault-source model 2020 ({EFSM}20) : geologic input data for the {E}uropean {S}eismic {H}azard {M}odel 2020}, author = {{B}asili, {R}. and {D}anciu, {L}. and {B}eauval, {C}{\'e}line and {S}esetyan, {K}. and {V}ilanova, {S}. {P}. and {A}damia, {S}. and {A}rroucau, {P}. and {A}tanackov, {J}. and {B}aize, {S}. and {C}anora, {C}. and {C}aputo, {R}. and {C}arafa, {M}. {M}. {C}. and {C}ushing, {E}. {M}. and {C}ustódio, {S}. and {T}umsa, {M}. {B}. {D}. and {D}uarte, {J}. {C}. and {G}anas, {A}. and {G}arcía-{M}ayordomo, {J}. and de la {P}eña, {L}. {G}. and {G}r{\`a}cia, {E}. and {R}upnik, {P}. {J}. and {J}omard, {H}. and {K}astelic, {V}. and {M}aesano, {F}. {E}. and {M}artín-{B}anda, {R}. and {M}artínez-{L}oriente, {S}. and {N}eres, {M}. and {P}erea, {H}. and {M}otnikar, {B}. {S}. and {T}iberti, {M}. {M}. and {T}sereteli, {N}. and {T}sironi, {V}. and {V}allone, {R}. and {V}anneste, {K}. and {Z}upancic, {P}. and {G}iardini, {D}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{E}arthquake hazard analyses rely on seismogenic source models. {T}hese are designed in various fashions, such as point sources or area sources, but the most effective is the three-dimensional representation of geological faults. {W}e here refer to such models as fault sources. {T}his study presents the {E}uropean {F}ault-{S}ource {M}odel 2020 ({EFSM}20), which was one of the primary input datasets of the recently released {E}uropean {S}eismic {H}azard {M}odel 2020. {T}he {EFSM}20 compilation was entirely based on reusable data from existing active fault regional compilations that were first blended and harmonized and then augmented by a set of derived parameters. {T}hese additional parameters were devised to enable users to formulate earthquake rate forecasts based on a seismic-moment balancing approach. {EFSM}20 considers two main categories of seismogenic faults: crustal faults and subduction systems, which include the subduction interface and intraslab faults. {T}he compiled dataset covers an area from the {M}id-{A}tlantic {R}idge to the {C}aucasus and from northern {A}frica to {I}celand. {I}t includes 1248 crustal faults spanning a total length of similar to 95100 km and four subduction systems, namely the {G}ibraltar, {C}alabrian, {H}ellenic, and {C}yprus arcs, for a total length of similar to 2120 km. {T}he model focuses on an area encompassing a buffer of 300 km around all {E}uropean countries (except for {O}verseas {C}ountries and {T}erritories) and a maximum of 300 km depth for the subducting slabs. {A}ll the parameters required to develop a seismic source model for earthquake hazard analysis were determined for crustal faults and subduction systems. {A} statistical distribution of relevant seismotectonic parameters, such as faulting mechanisms, slip rates, moment rates, and prospective maximum magnitudes, is presented and discussed to address unsettled points in view of future updates and improvements. {T}he dataset, identified by the {DOI} https://doi.org/10.13127/efsm20 ({B}asili et al., 2022), is distributed as machine-readable files using open standards ({O}pen {G}eospatial {C}onsortium).}, keywords = {{EUROPE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{N}atural {H}azards and {E}arth {S}ystem {S}ciences}, volume = {24}, numero = {11}, pages = {3945--3976}, ISSN = {1561-8633}, year = {2024}, DOI = {10.5194/nhess-24-3945-2024}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010092114}, }