CUSEC is happy to announce that our newest publication  “Central U.S. Earthquake Guide” is now available for download on the CUSEC website. The guide is intended to be used by students, teachers, homeowners, and anyone else interested in information about earthquakes in the central U.S.  This informative guide has information on earthquakes in the central […]

The Geo-engineering Extreme Events Reconnaissance (GEER) Association, with funding from NSF, today released a summary report from their on-the-ground investigation following the January 12, 2010 earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.  Researchers from numerous organizations worked collaboratively as a GEER team to perform a reconnaissance of the geological, seismological, and geotechnical aspects of the earthquake effects. The […]

FEMA 74 explains the sources of earthquake damage that can occur in nonstructural components and provides information on effective methods for reducing risk associated with nonstructural earthquake damage. It is intended for use by a non-engineer audience that includes building owners, facility managers, maintenance personnel, store or office managers, corporate or agency department heads, and […]

A large team of EERI members and colleagues will be traveling to Chile next week to document the effects of the massive 8.8 earthquake that struck that country on February 27th. Under the leadership of Professor Jack Moehle of UC Berkeley, EERI is sending this team to bring back lessons for practice and academia in […]

EERI’s Learning from Earthquakes Program is organizing a series of briefings on Haiti and Chile in various locations, primarily as webinars and webcasts.  The first in this series is being organized and sponsored by EERI, PEER and GEER and will be held: