Resolutions as adopted in Geneva September 2006

EUROPEAN EARTHQUAKE CATALOGUE OF DAMAGING EVENTS

Recognizing

The need for a commonly agreed upon European-Mediterranean Earthquake Catalogue of damaging events,

Considering

The present availability on the web of numerous catalogues containing fake and doubtful data, errors and inconsistencies

The ESC urges

The European seismological community to co-operate in order to compile such a catalogue.

EMSC MACROSEISMIC QUESTIONNAIRE

Considering

That access to the internet in ESC countries gives people the possibility to report on felt earthquakes in real time;

That the EMSC is testing a macroseismic questionnaire for this purpose

The ESC recommends

That the final draft is revised and approved by a related Working group and that the final version of the questionnaire is translated into all ESC national languages.

SUPPORT TO EARTHQUAKE MONITORING AND SEISMOLOGICAL RESEARCH

Recognizing

The crucial importance of seismological institutions in ESC countries for the advancement of seismology and mitigation of seismic risk in the ESC area,

The need for a detailed monitoring of earthquake activity in the ESC area, the ESC