In April of this year, communities throughout the CUSEC Member States (Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee) and Associate States of Georgia, Oklahoma, and South Carolina, took part in the largest earthquake preparedness effort in this region’s history, the Great Central U.S. ShakeOut. With planning taking place over the past two years, […]

The Center for Earthquake Research and Information has given their “Recent Earthquakes” map a new look, updating it to be based around Google maps.  This interactive map can be viewed in Map, Satellite, or Terrain views, and can also filter earthquakes to view different magnitudes.  The map displays earthquakes that have happened in the central […]

Springfield, Illinois:  Jonathon E. Monken was appointed by Governor Pat Quinn as acting Director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) on February 14, 2011. As acting director, Mr. Monken oversees Illinois’ disaster preparedness and response, nuclear safety and homeland security programs, as well as the agency’s 225+ employees and a budget of more than […]

In the first quarter of 2011, the Federal Emergency Management Agency will host three FREE one-hour webinars for school officials, teachers, facility managers, and others who are interested in learning how to reduce earthquake risks and take actions to ensure school safety and continued operations.  Numerous school buildings located in multiple states and U.S. territories […]

Applications are being accepted for a free EarthScope workshop for interpretive rangers and museum educators in the Central United States. The workshop coincides with the 200th Anniversary of large earthquakes that struck near New Madrid, Missouri, as well as arrival of the USArray of seismometers in the central U.S. Participants will work with scientists to […]