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February is Earthquake Awareness Month

As earthquakes continue to occur on a daily basis in the central U.S.—with nearly 2,000 small tremors per year—CUSEC and emergency management officials in our Member States remind citizens and communities about the earthquake risk by designating February as Earthquake Awareness Month. During the month of February, and into March, CUSEC and our states will […]

ShakeOut Earthquake Drill to take place in October

Following FEMA’s “National Preparedness Month” in September, individuals and communities throughout the Nation are encouraged to participate in the annual Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drill.  Held annually on the third Thursday of October, the ShakeOut International Day of Action is set for Thursday, October 16*.  During the self-led drill, millions of people practice how to “Drop, […]

2025 CUSEC Regional Resiliency Workshop

CUSEC Regional Resiliency Workshop May 12-13, 2025 | Virtual CUSEC is hosting a virtual regional earthquake resiliency planning workshop on May 12-13, 2025. The workshop is intended for CUSEC Member and Associate States, as well as FEMA, and is designed to provide a platform for coordinating multi-state mitigation, response, and recovery issues surrounding earthquake hazards […]

2025.03.19 CUSEC Transportation & Mass Care Workshop

CUSEC Transportation & Mass Care Workshop March 19, 2025 | Cape Girardeau, Missouri CUSEC is hosting an in-person workshop to bring together representatives from the CUSEC Member States to share information, synchronize plans, and to develop pre- and post-earthquake multi-state coordination strategies. Participants will provide input to identify priorities necessary to update the CUSEC Multi-State […]

2025.03.07 USGS National Seismic Hazard Model Workshop

USGS National Seismic Hazard Model Workshop March 7, 2025 | Conway, Arkansas CUSEC, in partnership with the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment, Office of the State Geologist, Arkansas Governor’s Earthquake Advisory Council (GEAC), and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), is co-hosting a workshop on the USGS National Seismic Hazard Model, most recently updated in […]

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