[Shake-dev] Question about timezone (GMT+8) in event.xml file

[wsc]

Hi,
  I need to use the timezone like GMT+8 in event.xml,however when I used 
the GMT+8 or UTC+8 in the event.xml, it complaints "GMT+8" is an invalid 
offset,and the program terminated in grind.
The shakemap guide,which says that the timezone can use the 
abbreviations like GMT,PST,PDT,Not mentions some other abbreviations of 
timezones that can be used.
what should i do if i use the time of GMT+8 timezone.

Please help!


  The following are the error messages.

wsc at wsc-OptiPlex-990:/usr/local/shakemap-3.5$ ./bin/shake -event 
20130904062326 -verbose
shake started event 20130904062326 at Mon Apr 14 18:02:15 2014
2014-04-14 18:02:15 : shake: Running: 
'/usr/local/shakemap-3.5/bin/../bin/pending -event 20130904062326'
Invalid offset: GMT +8
2014-04-14 18:02:16 : transfer: File list 'weblist' no files in list
2014-04-14 18:02:16 : transfer: File list 'ftplist' no files in list
2014-04-14 18:02:16 : transfer: ----- Starting Transfer for 
20130904062326 at 04/14/2014 18:02:16 -----
transfer: do_cp: can't cd to 
/usr/local/shakemap-3.5/bin/../data/20130904062326/genex/web/shake
Error in transfer to localhost: returned 256
2014-04-14 18:02:16 : transfer: ----- Transfer finished 20130904062326 
at 04/14/2014 18:02:16 -----
2014-04-14 18:02:16 : shake: Done with 'pending'
2014-04-14 18:02:16 : shake: Running: 
'/usr/local/shakemap-3.5/bin/../bin/grind -event 20130904062326 -qtm 
-xml -lonspan 3.0 -psa'
2014-04-14 18:02:16 : grind: WARNING: You have specified an incorrect 
ampfactor_file in
2014-04-14 18:02:16 : grind: WARNING: grind.conf.
2014-04-14 18:02:16 : grind: WARNING: Continuing using default 
Borcherdt94.dat table.
Invalid offset: GMT +8
Error in grind: 65280

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Thanks,
wsc
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