def load_smc_file(cls, filename):
        """Read an SMC formatted time series.

        Format of the time series is provided by:
            https://escweb.wr.usgs.gov/nsmp-data/smcfmt.html

        Parameters
        ----------
        filename: str
            Filename to open.

        """
        from .tools import parse_fixed_width

        with open(filename) as fp:
            lines = list(fp)

        # 11 lines of strings
        lines_str = [lines.pop(0) for _ in range(11)]

        if lines_str[0].strip() != '2 CORRECTED ACCELEROGRAM':
            raise RuntimeWarning("Loading uncorrected SMC file.")

        m = re.search('station =(.+)component=(.+)', lines_str[5])
        description = '; '.join([g.strip() for g in m.groups()])

        # 6 lines of (8i10) formatted integers
        values_int = parse_fixed_width(48 * [(10, int)],
                                       [lines.pop(0) for _ in range(6)])
        count_comment = values_int[15]
        count = values_int[16]

        # 10 lines of (5e15.7) formatted floats
        values_float = parse_fixed_width(50 * [(15, float)],
                                         [lines.pop(0) for _ in range(10)])
        time_step = 1 / values_float[1]

        # Skip comments
        lines = lines[count_comment:]

        accels = np.array(parse_fixed_width(count * [
            (10, float),
        ], lines))

        return TimeSeriesMotion(filename, description, time_step, accels)