News
- 2012 Annual Report
The 2012 Annual Report (PDF 573KB) to Congress describes the activities and achievements of the NEHRP agencies during fiscal year 2011 and their progress toward reducing the impacts of future earthquakes. - EERI Proposes to Host 16WCEE
EERI submitted a bid to host the 16th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (16WCEE) in 2016. The proposal is online, EERI Proposes to Host 16WCEE. - Collaborating and Assisting in Turkey
The 2011 Van Earthquake Sequence. Visit the entire collection of Success Stories. - 7NSC Conference
The Seventh National Seismic Conference on Bridges & Highways (7NSC) will be held May 20-22, 2013 in Oakland, California, 7NSC Conference. - New "EARTHQUAKE" Exhibit
New "EARTHQUAKE" Exhibit in San Francisco features PEER and nees@berkeley at the California Academy of Sciences. - June ACEHR Meeting
On June 1, 2012, the Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR) held an open meeting. View the Meeting Materials. - EERI Japan and New Zealand NSF RAPID Workshop
At the direction of NSF, EERI organized a research needs workshop for award recipients, EERI Japan and New Zealand NSF RAPID Workshop. - 200 Years Ago Today...
Several of the largest U.S. earthquakes occurred along the New Madrid Seismic Zone, 1811-1812 New Madrid Earthquakes Bicentennial. - California Watch
As many as 17,000 older concrete buildings in California could be vulnerable during a major earthquake, New Seismic Inventory Identifies Potentially Unsafe Buildings. - EERI Eastern Turkey Earthquake Clearinghouse
The virtual clearinghouse has information on conditions and damage, Eastern Turkey Earthquake Clearinghouse. - WSSPC Fall 2011 eNewsletter
Western States Seismic Policy Council (WSSPC) information on policy recommendations, recent earthquakes, new publications, and upcoming events, WSSPC Fall 2011 eNewsletter (PDF 1.5MB). - National Research Council Report
A road map for implementing the strategic plan adopted by NEHRP, which would make the nation earthquake resilient, National Earthquake Resilience (PDF 6MB). - Presidential Policy Directive: National Preparedness
Strengthening the security and resilience of the United States through systematic preparation, Presidential Policy Directive/PPD-8: National Preparedness. - Japan Won’t Stop Shaking
One month after the earthquake and tsunami, Japan rode out another aftershock. Read The Washington Post article, Strain from Japan earthquake may lead to more seismic trouble, scientists say. - Americans are Neither Shaken nor Stirred
Sooner or later, America will suffer an earthquake like Japan. Read the article by The Economist, Earthquake preparations: The curse of complacency. - Subcommittee Reviews Status of U.S. Earthquake Preparedness
The Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation held a hearing to examine earthquake risk, Subcommittee Reviews Status of U.S. Earthquake Preparedness. - 200th Anniversary of the New Madrid Earthquakes
In 2011 and 2012, events will be held throughout the central U.S. observing the 200th Anniversary of the 1811 and 1812 earthquakes that forever changed the mid-western landscape, New Madrid Bicentennial. - Overview and Lessons of the Japan Earthquake
For researchers, An Overview of the M9.0 Earthquake Off the Pacific Coast of Tohoku Region of Japan on March 11, 2011 and Its Lessons (PDF 15MB).
Agency News
FEMA
NIST
NSF
- Learning from the Disasters in Japan and New Zealand Success Story PDF 1MB
- Grand Challenges in Earthquake Engineering Research: A Community Workshop Report PDF 1MB
- NEES' 2010–2014 Strategic Plan Now Available!
- Dear Colleague Letter on Plans for the Future of Earthquake Engineering Research Infrastructure Support
USGS
- Living Near the Epicenter
- Collaborating and Assisting in Turkey Success Story PDF 710KB
- USGS Offers $7 Million in Earthquake Research Grants
- FAQs—Earthquakes Induced by Fluid Injection
- Preparing for the Great ShakeOut Drill: Handbook Offers Vital Earthquake History and Preparedness Information to Central U.S. Residents
- No Evidence for Large Triggered Earthquakes Across the Globe
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