EERI’s Learning From Earthquakes (LFE) program  is currently monitoring the impacts of the destructive M 6.8 earthquake that struck near Oukaïmedene, Morocco at 11:11 pm local time on Friday, September 8. According to Moroccan authorities, the earthquake caused more than 2,600 deaths and 2,5...

EERI is currently accepting applications for the positions of President-Elect and Director to serve on the EERI Board of Directors beginning in 2024. The eleven member EERI Board of Directors is the central decision making body for the organization. The Board represents the interests of the membersh...

The Editorial Board of EERI’s peer-reviewed journal Earthquake Spectra is proud to announce yet another significant rise in our Impact Factor! Earthquake Spectra’s 2022 Impact Factor (IF) rose to 5.0 from 4.330 in 2021, setting a new high for the journal. This brings Spectra to the rank of 23 ou...

 It’s awards season! EERI is currently accepting nominations or applications for the following awards and honors. All EERI members are encouraged to nominate a friend or colleague today who you think is deserving of recognition. Click the award below to view more details and learn how to subm...

The Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance Association (GEER) and the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) released a major report today on the three-month anniversary of the Kahramanmaraş earthquake sequence that affected southern Türkiye and northern Syria earlier this year. The ...

The 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquakes occurred in a region of significant prior study by Earthquake Spectra authors. In recognition of this legacy of work, Earthquake Spectra has compiled a special collection of some previously published papers from this region. These papers can be found at the collec...

After the seismic events on February 6, 2023 in Türkiye, our EERI reconnaissance team mobilized on March 13, 2023 to assess the performance of hospitals.  The purpose of the trip was to observe structural response, damage, and the effect of earthquakes on hospital functionality. Of primary int...

During the month of April, 82 donors doubled their impact with the LFE Endowment Matching Gift Campaign!  Thanks to the amazing generosity of members, EERI raised $120,097, which, combined with the match, resulted in a total of $220,097 in donations for the LFE Endowment Fund! This is a g...

EERI’s Learning From Earthquakes program continues to respond to the February 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquake sequence affecting Turkey and Syria. Building on the work of the EERI-GEER advance reconnaissance team that traveled to Turkey last month, three additional reconnaissance teams departed thi...

 On February 6, 2023, a pair of earthquakes (Mw 7.8 and 7.5, USGS) struck south/southeastern Turkey. During February 15-20, 2023, an EERI Learning From Earthquakes advance team conducted field visits in the disaster zone. The field team included Ayse Hortacsu (M.EERI 2000) from the Applied...

The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) and the Structural Engineers Association of California (SEAOC) have released a joint statement outlining a policy agenda for reducing California's earthquake risk. A PDF version of the statement is available here. EERI President David Cocke, SEAOC...

EERI is continuing to respond to the February 6, 2023 earthquake sequence affecting Turkey and Syria. Our thoughts remain with the victims, and with those of you among the membership who have family, friends, and colleagues in the region, as the relief work continues. As more information becomes av...