Unable to select ground motions from PEER NGA West Database

[mmkenawy]

I am not able to select ground motions using PEER NGA West Database button in EVT. When I click select records, it comes up empty regardless of the parameters or target spectrum that I specify.
I tried loading the built-in example with the PEER NGA ground motion selection, and that did not work either.
I appreciate any insight on why this might be happening. I am wondering if it has to with the PEER NGA database itself, but I am able to select and download ground motions from the database directly.

[fmckenna]

I am guessing it is because PEER has changed the server behaviour for some updates ahead of their annual meeting. I will try and speak with the person who looks after the server to see what modification he has put in. It might be thurs. before I can get an update in as I am at that meeting till then. In meantime, if using EE-UQ or PBE, you can download using the peer database, put motions in a dir and then use the tool to import the motions. The selection for R2D cannot be replicated in the peer website. Do you get a message when application starts about not being able to get meta database?

[mmkenawy]

Thanks, Frank. I have not tried R2D. In EE-UQ, when you click select records, it says "failed to submit the target spectrum". Then, no ground motions are downloaded, and so that prompts a warning when I try to run the analysis (no ground motions selected).

[fmckenna]

Maha,

It was not working for me and then it was. i have an idea as to why and would like to explore with you so I can make it work for others. Can we set up a zoom call via email to sort out. thanks. frank

[Structsagar]

Previously, Dr. Kenawy encountered an issue where the records appeared empty when clicking on Select Records. I am experiencing a different issue with logging into the NGA-West2 database. The system displays the following error message:

"Failed to login to PEER NGA West 2 database, please check your credentials!"

However, I can log in successfully and download earthquake records when I enter the same credentials directly on the official PEER NGA-West2 website.

One issue I noticed with EE-UQ is that the website URL it uses may be outdated. When I click on Select Records and then follow the hyperlink labeled sign up for a new account , it redirects me to:

https://ngawest2.berkeley.edu/users/sign_up

However, the current official PEER NGA-West2 website uses the following URL:

https://ngawest2.berkeley.edu/members/sign_up

The only difference is the use of "users" versus "members" in the URL.

Could you please look into this issue and let me know if the outdated URL might be causing the login problem?

[fmckenna]

We currently use a different server to the standard PEER one to access the same ground motions. That one does appear to be off-line this morning. Let me talk with PEER to see what is up.

[Structsagar]

Thank you, Dr. Frank, for looking into it. Please let me know if the problem is solved or appreciate if any alternative method to access the PEER database.

[fmckenna]

Looks like I am going to have to rewrite some code. The server is permanently down and they are not now going to bring back up (they were maintaining it for us and a few other individuals).

…

On Thu, Nov 12, 2026 at 6:15 PM Sagar Shrestha ***@***.***> wrote: Thank you, Dr. Frank, for looking into it. Please let me know if the problem is solved or appreciate if any alternative method to access the PEER database. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#321?email_source=notifications&email_token=ACMA4TVAZBIR667VAOAGSJT5YZVCLA5CNFSNUABIM5UWIORPF5TWS5BNNB2WEL2ENFZWG5LTONUW63SDN5WW2ZLOOQXTCOJVHAYDANJUUZZGKYLTN5XKOY3PNVWWK3TUUVSXMZLOOSWGM33PORSXEX3DNRUWG2Y#discussioncomment-19580054>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ACMA4TTRCFYFD7CUFHZA6WL5YZVCLAVCNFSNUABGKJSXA33TNF2G64TZHM4TGMJQGIYDEOB3IRUXGY3VONZWS33OHM4DCMJYGM4TFILWAI> . You are receiving this because you commented.Message ID: <NHERI-SimCenter/SimCenterCommon/repo-discussions/321/comments/19580054@ github.com>