The OpenQuake Engine is an open source application that allows users to compute seismic hazard and seismic risk of earthquakes on a global scale. It runs on Linux, macOS and Windows, on laptops, workstations, standalone servers and multi-node clusters.

Jenkins (Python 2):

Travis CI (Python 3):

Current stable version is the OpenQuake Engine 2.0 'Aki'. The documentation is available at https://github.com/gem/oq-engine/tree/engine-2.0#openquake-engine.

• About
• FAQ
• Manuals
• Source Code/API Documentation
• Development Philosophy and Coding Guidelines
• Developers Notes
• Architecture
• Calculation Workflow
• Hardware Suggestions
• Continuous integration and testing
• Glossary of Terms

• Technology stack and requirements
• Which installation method should I use?

• Installing on Ubuntu
• Installing on RedHat and derivates
• Installing on other flavors
• Installing from sources
• Installing on a cluster

• Installing on macOS

• Installing on Windows
• Starting the software

• Using the command line
• Using the WebUI

The OpenQuake Engine is released under the GNU Affero Public License 3.

• Support forum: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/openquake-users
• Twitter: @gem_devs
• Email: info@openquake.org
• IRC: irc.freenode.net, channel #openquake

The OpenQuake Engine is developed by the Global Earthquake Model Foundation (GEM) with the support of

For more info visit the GEM website at https://www.globalquakemodel.org/gem/organisation/partners/