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

[Bruce Worden]

Hi, 

The current interface is buggy and inflexible. I'm going to release a ShakeMap update within the next couple of weeks that has much better handling of timezones, as well as more control over date and time outputs. It will support input and output timezones in the Olson database format (e.g,, "Europe/Helsinki"), and allow operators to customize time and date outputs using strftime()-style formats.

In the meantime, I *strongly* recommend that you use GMT for the time zone for all of your earthquakes in event.xml. The output will be in your computer's understanding of local time (unless you set use_utc in web.conf). In fact, even after you have the next ShakeMap update, I strongly recommend that your input time zone be GMT -- every catalog of which I am aware reports earthquake origins in GMT, and not following the convention only makes your data harder to use.

Bruce

On Apr 14, 2014, at 3:27 AM, wsc <wangshicheng305 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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 
> 
> -------------------------------- 
> 
> Thanks, 
> wsc
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