# OpenQuake - HDF5 plugin

**URL:** <https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/openquake-hdf5-plugin/238>\
**Category:** Community\
**Created:** [16 July 2026 01:58 UTC](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/openquake-hdf5-plugin/238 "2026-07-16T01:58:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![RS\_VS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f08c70/32.png) [@RS\_VS](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/u/RS_VS)\
**Post date:** [16 July 2026 01:58 UTC](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/openquake-hdf5-plugin/238/1 "2026-07-16T01:58:48Z")

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Hi RiskScape Team.

I’m attempting to use the optional OpenQuake plugin supplied with RiskScape 1.13.0.

I enabled the `hdf5` and `openquake` plugins via `settings.ini`. RiskScape seems to detect both plugins, however:

- The OpenQuake plugin depends on the HDF5 plugin.
- The HDF5 plugin attempts to start but fails with: java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: no hdf5\_java in java.library.path

The HDF5 plugin folder contains (jarhdf5-1.12.2.jar and plugin.jar) and the RiskScape documentation notes that the HDF5 plugin is supported against HDF5 version 1.12.2.

Could you please advise:

1. Which HDF5 Windows runtime/package should be installed for RiskScape 1.13.0?
2. Does RiskScape require HDF5 1.12.2 specifically?
3. The HDF Group archive page I found only lists 1.12.0 and 1.12.1 under the 1.12 release branch. ( [Index of /ftp/HDF5/releases/hdf5-1.12](https://support.hdfgroup.org/ftp/HDF5/releases/hdf5-1.12/index.html) ) Is there a recommended download location for the required version?
4. Whether an example `settings.ini` with `[hdf5] lib_path = ...` is available?

Thanks

Vinod