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EERI Response to M7.8 and M7.5 earthquakes in Southern Turkey

At 4:17 am local time today (February 6) a M7.8 earthquake struck near the city of Gaziantep, affecting a widespread region of southern Turkey and northern Syria. Approximately 9 hours later, a second M7.5 magnitude occurred near Ekinözü, 95 kilometers northeast of the first earthquake. A number o...

José A. Martinez-Cruzado Awarded 2023 Bruce Bolt Medal

The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI), the Consortium of Organizations for Strong Motion Observation Systems (COSMOS), and the Seismological Society of America (SSA) are pleased to announce that José A. Martinez-Cruzado, professor of the civil engineering and surveying department at ...

Leadership Communique: LFE at 50 and More

Welcome to another great year with EERI in 2023!  We have an exciting and busy year ahead, with many opportunities to get involved and leverage your membership to connect with like-minded colleagues, learn the latest advancements in earthquake risk reduction, and expand your leadership skills.&...

Why Choose Earthquake Spectra? A Letter from Editor-in-Chief Jack Baker

On January 1st, I started my new role as Editor-in-Chief of Earthquake Spectra. I’d like to briefly share with you why I am excited for this role and what I see for the future of the journal. I joined EERI shortly after becoming a graduate school in 2001 and submitted my first Earthquake Spectra ...

EERI Response to December 20, 2022 M6.4 Earthquake in Ferndale, California

At 2:34 AM this morning (December 20, 2022) a M6.4 earthquake struck offshore near Ferndale, California, causing damage to lifelines and structures in Humboldt County. Visit the United States Geological Survey event page for more information about the earthquake. The EERI community extends...

Ioanna Kavvada et al Receive 2022 Graduate Student Paper Prize

EERI is pleased to announce that the 2022 Graduate Student Paper Prize is awarded to “Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis for Spatially Distributed Infrastructure Considering the Correlation of Spectral Acceleration Across Spectral Periods,” (Earthquake Spectra, Vol. 38, No. 2, pp. 1148-1...

Lauren Vinnell et al Receive 2022 Outstanding Paper Award

EERI is pleased to announce that the recipient of the 2022 Outstanding Paper Award for Earthquake Spectra is “Behavioral responses to earthquake shaking: Video footage analysis of the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake in Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand,” (Earthquake Spectra, Vol. 38, No. 3, pp. 16...

EERI COVID-19 Update

Effective December 7, 2022 As EERI continues to stay current with COVID-19 public safety guidelines, we are adjusting our own policies to reflect the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Community Levels prevention actions. The CDC classifies communities as having low, medium, or high levels of COVID-...

Save the Date: 2023 Annual Meeting in San Francisco, April 11-14!

EERI is delighted to announce that the 2023 Annual Meeting will be held from April 11-14, 2023 in San Francisco, California. The 2023 Annual Meeting will celebrate and showcase the 50th anniversary of EERI’s flagship program, Learning From Earthquakes (LFE), which was formally established in 1973....

Welcoming Jack Baker as Editor-in-Chief and Helen Crowley as Editor of Earthquake Spectra

EERI is delighted to announce the Board of Directors has appointed Jack Baker (M.EERI 2004) Editor-in-Chief and Helen Crowley (M.EERI 2008) Editor of Earthquake Spectra. They will take up their new positions in January 2023. “EERI thanks David Wald for his four years of outstanding service as Edit...

Dustin Cook and Diane Moug Receive 2023 Younger Member Award

EERI is pleased to announce that the recipients of the 2022 Younger Member Award are Dustin Cook (M.EERI 2018) and Diane Moug (M.EERI 2014). The EERI Younger Member Award is awarded to recognize early-career members of the Institute who have made outstanding contributions to the Earthquake Engineeri...

2022 Shah Family Innovation Prize Awarded to Gerard O'Reilly

EERI is pleased to announce that the 2022 recipient of the Shah Family Innovation Prize is Gerard J. O'Reilly, in recognition of his significant and diverse research output and its impact on engineering practice, as well as his leadership in designing and coordinating international collaborations ac...

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