# 4.6.3.3.6. eqcorrscan.core.match_filter._test_event_similarity

`eqcorrscan.core.match_filter.``_test_event_similarity`(event_1, event_2, verbose=False)

  Check the similarity of the components of obspy events, discounting resource IDs, which are not maintained in nordic files.

  Parameters: | event_1 (obspy.core.event.Event) First event event_2 (obspy.core.event.Event) Comparison event verbose (bool) If true and fails will output why it fails.
  Returns: | bool