# read events catalogue data

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**Created:** [November 8, 2012, 1:52pm UTC](https://discourse.obspy.org/t/read-events-catalogue-data/147 "2012-11-08T13:52:54Z")
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### Author: ![Ahu\_Komec\_Mutlu](https://discourse.obspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Ahu\_Komec\_Mutlu](https://discourse.obspy.org/u/Ahu_Komec_Mutlu)
#### Post date: [November 8, 2012, 1:52pm UTC](https://discourse.obspy.org/t/read-events-catalogue-data/147/1 "2012-11-08T13:52:54Z")

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Hello,

I was wondering if you had any ideas about the question above?

I have an earthquake catalogue in hypo format as hyp.out, how can I read this catalogue with obspy.core.event.Catalogue ?

Should I somehow convert it to xml format? if yes how can I do this?

Thanks & Regards,

PS:  
&nbsp;&nbsp;exp. from my catalogue:

&nbsp;&nbsp;2011 717 0053 22.00L 39.027 29.042 2.2 CYP 3 0.1 2.4CVAN1  
&nbsp;&nbsp;GAP=166 0.38 8.3 3.9998.9 -0.2872E+02 -0.3485E+04 0.7826E+04E  
&nbsp;&nbsp;ACTION:UP 12-11-08 15:19 OP:kmc STATUS: ID:20110717005321 I  
&nbsp;&nbsp;STAT SP IPHASW D HRMM SECON CODA AMPLIT PERI AZIMU VELO AIN AR TRES W DIS CAZ7  
&nbsp;&nbsp;DEMI SZ IP 0 0053 27.30 91 0.0810 28.3 274  
&nbsp;&nbsp;DEMI SZ IS 2 0053 31.04 91 -0.23 5 28.3 274  
&nbsp;&nbsp;GDZ SZ IP 0 0053 29.05 90 -0.0210 38.6 80  
&nbsp;&nbsp;GDZ SZ IS 4 0053 34.09 90 -0.44 0 38.6 80  
&nbsp;&nbsp;MANT SZ IP 0 0053 35.02 90 -0.0110 72.9 215