National Earthquake Prediction Evaluation Council (NEPEC)
The National Earthquake Prediction Evaluation Council (NEPEC) was created in 1980 by legislation reauthorizing the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP). The Council provides advice and recommendations to the Director of the U.S. Geological Survey on earthquake predictions and related scientific research, in support of the Director’s delegated responsibility under the Stafford Act (P.L. 93-288) to issue timely warnings of potential geologic disasters. The Council’s membership and procedures are compliant with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). NEPEC meetings are announced on this web site, and also published in the Federal Register in compliance with the notification requirement of section 10(a)(2) of the FACA. However, as stated in P.L. 101-614, the Council shall be exempt from the notification requirement when meeting on an urgent matter.
NEPEC Charter (PDF) | Meetings | Reports
Membership:
Dr. Terry Tullis, Chair
Brown UniversityDr. Ramon Arrowsmith
Arizona State UniversityDr. Nick Beeler
USGS, Menlo Park, CaliforniaDr. David Jackson
University of California, Los AngelesDr. Bruce Shaw
Columbia UniversityDr. William Ellsworth
USGS, Menlo Park, CaliforniaDr. Evelyn Roeloffs
USGS, Vancouver, WashingtonDr. John Vidale
University of WashingtonDr. Andrew Michael
USGS, Menlo Park, CaliforniaDr. Allan Rubin
Princeton UniversityRoland Burgmann
University of California, BerkeleyDr. Bill Leith, Co-chair, ex officio
Senior Science Advisor for Earthquake and Geologic Hazards
and Coordinator, Earthquake Hazards Program
USGS, Reston, VirginiaDr. Michael Blanpied, Executive Secretary
Associate Coordinator, Earthquake Hazards Program
USGS, Reston, Virginia