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February 15, 2026
News of the Institute
Last Chance for Early Bird Rates!
Your chance to register for 13NCEE at the lowest rates is ending soon! The 13th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering (13NCEE) will take place in Portland, Oregon from July 13-17, 2026! Check out the list of Special Sessions and Partner-Organized Workshops, and make your plans by looking at the Schedule at a Glance and Accepted Paper Gallery to make your plans. You can also book your hotel room at EERI’s special rate via the links on this page.
Prices will go up after next week—Early Bird Registration rates are available through February 28, 2026. View the registration page here for rates, information, and a link to the registration portal. EERI members receive the best rates, so we recommend you renew or join before you register. We’re looking forward to seeing you in Portland this summer!
Housner EERI George W. Housner Leadership Certificate Program
Applications are now open for a new leadership training opportunity for EERI members. The EERI George W. Housner Leadership Certificate Program is the next evolution of the highly successful Housner Fellows Leadership Program, which for over a decade has trained early- to mid-career professionals to become leaders in earthquake risk reduction. Building on this proven foundation, the Certificate Program will prepare mid-career professionals (10–20 years into their careers) to take on advanced leadership roles, drive strategic projects, and influence policy for earthquake safety and mitigation. This program is designed for professionals across all earthquake risk reduction fields, including engineering, seismology, geotechnical, emergency management, public policy, social sciences, and community engagement.
Applications for the program opened in January 2026. View the News Post Here for more information to apply. Applications are due by February 27, 2026.
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Applications Open for 2026 Taiwan Travel Study
Applications are now open for the 2026 Learning From Earthquakes Travel Study Program in Taiwan, October 18-24, 2026. The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) is teaming up with the National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering (NCREE) to host the program.
This 2026 program offers a unique opportunity to learn directly from earthquake experts in the field and to contribute to recovery knowledge from major earthquakes in Taiwan. Following successful past programs in Chile, New Zealand, and Mexico, this field study trip will provide attendees an opportunity to build an understanding of the role and importance of reconnaissance and provide familiarity with long-term reconnaissance and recovery assessment. The program seeks to inspire the next generation of leaders in seismic safety advocacy.
The application form is available here and the deadline to apply is February 27, 2026 at 12 pm PT. For additional information about eligibility to participate, program costs, sponsorship opportunities, and more, view the news post here.
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Program Coordinator Position
EERI seeks a dynamic Program Coordinator, creative, self-motivated, and technology-aware Program Coordinator. This person will be a staff member with internal and external leadership responsibilities. The Program Coordinator will manage and support several externally and internally funded projects and programs, including implementing professional development activities, supporting committee-led programs, and contributing to EERI’s response to earthquakes around the world.
The Program Coordinator must be self-motivated, flexible, an excellent communicator, and an outstanding team player. This position requires someone eager to learn and innovate, and ready to take responsibility. Strong planning and organizational skills are essential because activities and assignments will vary in scope, timeline, and desired outcomes. Knowledge and experience in earthquake engineering or in a field associated with earthquake risk reduction is necessary. The Program Coordinator should be adept and comfortable working in a collaborative working environment amongst a small staff and many professional volunteers.
Read more about salary, qualifications, and how to apply at EERI's Careers webpage.
Communications Coordinator Position
EERI seeks a Communications Coordinator to design and implement a communications program that aligns with EERI’s brand and goals with a focus on ensuring high visibility for EERI among its current members, prospective members, donors, and other stakeholders. The Communications Coordinator will also support activities of the various programs and committees that heavily leverage the communications infrastructure. In particular, this role will update the organization’s websites, write the biweekly newsletter for the membership, and write and disseminate the messaging for membership renewal and recruitment, fundraising campaigns, events, and EERI’s programs.
EERI’s Communication Coordinator will be an individual who is passionate about EERI’s work, has had experience working with a team to achieve deliverables in a timely fashion, and is enthusiastic about creating a lasting awareness of EERI through digital, print, and social media by planning and implementing communications strategies. The ideal candidate is familiar with digital marketing strategies, well versed in brand reputation, able to juggle multiple projects at once, and has experience working for a nonprofit.
Read more about salary, qualifications, and how to apply at EERI's Careers webpage.
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Earthquake Spectra now hosted at Wiley — Member Access Instructions
Earthquake Spectra has finished its transition to our new publishing partner, Wiley, as announced by our Editor-In-Chief Jack Baker last year.
Earthquake Spectra remains wholly owned and managed by EERI, but we rely on Wiley as our publishing partner to support publication logistics, website hosting for the journal volumes, and distribution of the journal on behalf of EERI. Similar to our last agreement with Sage, our new publishing partnership with Wiley allows income from EERI’s publishing program to support EERI’s mission and work to achieve earthquake resilience in communities worldwide.
Our new Earthquake Spectra website is now live, where all Earthquake Spectra content–new and old–can be found moving forward.
Readers will find all current and past articles, as well as convenient links to our special earthquake collections and award-winning paper collections. Current EERI members, with updated membership in 2026, maintain their full access to journal content. Membership access is very similar to our last system, and instructions are included below.
Authors will find author guidelines to support preparation of their submissions, as well as submission information with links to the new peer review portal. We expect that you will appreciate the newer systems used at Wiley, as we’ve had good feedback so far from our Editorial Board members.
Questions? Contact spectra@eeri.org
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MEMBER ACCESS INSTRUCTIONS
For the convenience of EERI members, there are several easy options to realize your membership benefit of full online access Earthquake Spectra content, as described below. For all options below you will use your EERI member database login credentials! These details and additional screenshots are also posted on our FAQ.
OPTION 1: Access Earthquake Spectra from the eeri.org website and get redirected to the new Earthquake Spectra website at Wiley after authentication using your EERI member database login credentials. These links can be found at several places on our website for your convenience:
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At the “Access Spectra” link from the “For Members” eeri.org website menu (see image below)
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At our Earthquake Spectra information page linked from the top of the “What We Offer” eeri.org website menu
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At the bottom of the EERI homepage
OPTION 2: Login from the Earthquake Spectra website directly. Click on the “Login / Register” button at the top right of the Earthquake Spectra Homepage and select the third choice in the dropdown menu: “Login With EERI”. Use your EERI member database login credentials. (see image below)
OPTION 3: Click on a link to any article featured in any future EERI email to members. These links are designed to send you to the member authentication screen first. Once you enter your EERI member database login credentials, you will then be redirected to the article that you clicked and will have full member access to read and download.
2025 Earthquake Spectra Outstanding Reviewers
In 2025, Earthquake Spectra relied on the hard work and expertise of scores of reviewers to provide more than 650 manuscript reviews. To recognize these important contributions, the journal is recognizing a few reviewers each year who provided exemplary volume and quality of review insights.
We would like to acknowledge the following Outstanding Reviewers for 2025:
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Blaž Zoubek (Slovenia)
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Pouria Kourehpaz (UK)
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Sanjay Bora (NZ)
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Maria Jose Echeverria Landeta (US)
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Gemma Cremen (UK)
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Holger Lovon (Peru)
These selections were based on feedback from the Journal’s Associate Editors and reviewer statistics.
EERI thanks all our reviewers for their indispensable work in supporting Earthquake Spectra!
Back to top >Webinars
2026 Annual Business Meeting
April 2, 2026
12:00PM - 1:00 PM Pacific Time
EERI's 2026 Annual Business Meeting will be held via Zoom webinar on Thursday, April 2 at 12:00 PM PT. EERI President Elect Ellen Rathje and Secretary/Treasurer Keith Knudsen will present on EERI's activities and achievements in 2025 and discuss plans for the future. All EERI members may register to attend the meeting.
Volunteer Opportunity: EERI seeks Webinar Coordinators
EERI is seeking volunteer Webinar Coordinators to help support our webinar program. Webinar Coordinators will work with EERI staff on webinar planning and scheduling, running practice sessions, providing in-webinar zoom support, supporting attendee communication, and posting webinar recordings. EERI hosts a large number of technical webinars each year featuring many distinguished speakers. Webinar Coordinators will have the opportunity to work closely with speakers and will have visibility to the EERI membership during webinars. It is expected that each Webinar Coordinator will support 2-4 webinars per year, with each webinar taking about 4 hours of volunteer time. If you are interested in this volunteer opportunity, please contact Maggie Ortiz-Millan at maggie@eeri.org.
Now Available: Webinar Recordings from Regional Chapters
San Diego Chapter Webinar on Site Characterization using VS30 per ASCE 7-22
On January 14, 2026, EERI’s San Diego Chapter hosted a webinar on, “Site Characterization Using VS30 Per the ASCE 7-22.” The webinar provided guidance and clarification on how to make site characterization consistent with the new ASCE 7-22 standard that is effective starting January 1, 2026. The webinar included presentations from Jonathan Stewart, UCLA, on "Definition, measurement, and application of VS30 in the NEHRP Provisions and from Brady Cox, Utah State University on “Best Practices for Shear Wave Velocity Measurements to Support Vs30 Site Classification or Site-Specific Site Response Analyses Consistent with ASCE 7-22." The webinar recording is available on EERI’s YouTube Channel.
EERI Northern California Chapter Quick Quake Briefing Webinar on the M7 Alaska Hubbard Glacier Earthquake
On February 5, 2026, EERI’s Northern California Chapter hosted a Quick Quake Briefing Webinar on the M7 Alaska Hubbard Glacier Earthquake. In the webinar, Dr. Michael West, Alaska State Seismologist and Head of the Alaska Earthquake Center, explained the seismology of the earthquake and how the Hubbard quake differs from other Alaska earthquakes from the recent past and Dr. Kate Allstadt,Research Geophysicist at the United States Geological Survey Geologic, described the mechanisms and significance of the numerous landslides and snow avalanches observed. The webinar recording is available on EERI’s YouTube Channel.
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2026 SDC Teams Announced
The EERI Student Leadership Council (SLC) is proud to announce the list of teams accepted to the 23rd Annual Undergraduate Seismic Design Competition (SDC). The teams are in alphabetical order. They can be found here: The Student Leadership Council Website.
Best of luck to all teams! We look forward to meeting all participants in person in Portland, Oregon from Monday, July 13-17, 2026, and during the 13NCEE.
This is also a reminder to all participants that it is now time to register. All team members and supporters must register by March 31, 2026 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time (PDT) by filling out the SDC online registration form.
EERI and the SLC would also like to extend our appreciation to our wonderful 2026 SDC sponsors who help make this competition possible. Thank you for the generous commitment of our SDC Anchor and Meal Sponsor, Computer & Structures, Inc., as well as for the support of the other SDC sponsors: the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Degenkolb, Kinemetrics, California Earthquake Authority, University of California at Davis Center for Geotechnical Modeling, Oregon State University College of Engineering, University of Washington Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Tipping.
Back to top >Opportunities
CA Seismic Safety Commission Program Manager Position
The California Seismic Safety Commission is seeking qualified candidates for a full-time Program Manager.
A full description of this position may be found here.
Civil (Earthquake) Engineer position at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Earthquake Science Center (ESC)
The U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Science Center (ESC) is hiring a Civil Engineer for its National Strong Motion Project (NSMP).
This position provides an opportunity for an engineer interested in public service and in the earthquake response of structures. Please click Here for more details.
Application Process:
Apply online at https://www.usajobs.gov/job/857665900
The advertisement for this permanent, full-time position will be posted on USAJOBS on February 16, 2026 and close on March 9 (please don’t wait to apply as there is a cap on the number of allowed applicants and the opportunity may close early).
Contact Samantha Albino, salbino@usgs.gov with questions about the application process or Christine Goulet with questions about the anticipated role (cgoulet@usgs.gov).
Please make sure to follow all steps outlined on the USAJobs website in submitting your application. More info here:https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to.
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Links to Recent News and Views
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Oregon hospital races to build a tsunami shelter as FEMA fights to cut its funding (CBS/KFF)
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18,000 still in temporary housing two years after Noto earthquake(The Japan Times)
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More than 700 landslides, avalanches discovered after M7.0 Alaska earthquake (KTUU)
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This Bay Area city just had a near-record swarm of earthquakes (San Francisco Chronicle)
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Türkiye records over 53,000 earthquakes in 2025: Data (Daily Sabah)