National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program

• Public Comment on NIST Roadmap
  Comments must be received by 5 pm EDT on June 28, 2013, Opportunity for Public Comment on Development of NIST Measurement Science R&D Roadmap.
• Keeping the Containers Moving Through U.S. Ports
  A new approach for assessing and managing seismic risk. Visit the entire collection of Success Stories.
• Get Ready to Shakeout!
  Millions of people will Drop, Cover, and Hold On on October 17. To be included in the 2013 Great SouthEast U.S. ShakeOut, Register Now.
• CUSEC Newsletter
  The current and archived Central United States Earthquake Consortium (CUSEC) newsletters are now available for download, CUSEC Newsletter.
• New Zealand Holds Lessons for Seattle
  Christchurch still hasn't recovered from an earthquake that provides a glimpse of what could happen the next time the Seattle Fault rips, New Zealand Earthquake Holds Lessons for Seattle.
• February ACEHR Meeting
  On February 28, 2013, the Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR) held an open meeting. View the Meeting Materials.
• UJNR Panel on Wind and Seismic Effects
  On February 20-21, 2013, the NIST Engineering Laboratory will host the Forty-Fourth Meeting of the U.S.-Japan Cooperative Program in Natural Resources (UJNR) Panel on Wind and Seismic Effects.
• WSSPC Winter 2013 eNewsletter
  Western States Seismic Policy Council (WSSPC) information on policy recommendations, recent earthquakes, new publications, and upcoming events, WSSPC Winter 2013 eNewsletter (PDF 3MB).
• EERI Japan and New Zealand NSF RAPID Workshop Final Report
  Presentations, reports from each break-out group, and the final report now available, Japan & New Zealand NSF RAPID Workshop.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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).

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