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

News

ESC/SSA Travel Grant to attend the 2024 SSA Annual Meeting in Anchorage, Alaska

Apply for the ESC/SSA travel grant by the deadline of 30 November 2023! Seismologists from any member state of the ESC are eligble to apply. We encourage in particular students and early-career researchers to consider applying. More information can be found here.

From the ESC Working Groups:

Visit the website of the WG Preservation, valorisation and analysis of seismological legacy data

Visit the website of the WG Harmonizing Internet Macroseismology in Europe

Contribute to the Portal of the ESC WG on Communication here

Get to know the website of the FAULT2SHA Working Group and find out forthcoming activities! The WG promotes a new initiative, open to all researchers interested in contributing to discussions on topics that could improve the assessment of seismic hazard.

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Find out about the Young Seismologist Training Course here.

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What were the past General Assemblies of the ESC like? Find out! Interesting documentation has been made easily accessible.

This list summarizes the files.

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