EERI is currently accepting applications from those interested in serving on the EERI Board of Directors beginning in March 2026. The eleven-member EERI Board of Directors is the central decision-making body for the organization. The Board represents the interests of the membership and provides guid...

EERI is currently accepting applications from practicing professionals who wish to participate in the Friedman Family Visiting Professionals (FFVP) Program. This program, permanently endowed by the Friedman Family, focuses on fostering better understanding and communication between and among earthqu...

EERI’s Learning From Earthquakes (LFE) program is monitoring the impacts of the M6.3 earthquake that struck central Colombia yesterday at 8:08 AM local time (13:08 UTC). The epicenter was northeast of the city of Paratebueno, and shaking was felt both in the immediate area and as far as the capita...

As I shared in my last communique, EERI continues to navigate the ongoing uncertainty created by funding cuts in the U.S. and policy changes at the federal level. EERI has been working hard to advocate for the restoration and continuation of important earthquake hazard mitigation funding sources and...

Update: As a result of the coalition's advocacy, the bill has since been modified to preserve the triennial code cycle. However, EERI continues to oppose the bill unless further amendments are made to 1) clarify and limit the affected types of residential units, and 2) exempt local ordinances focuse...

EERI's Public Policy and Advocacy Committee (PPA) is currently advocating for the reauthorization of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP), and EERI has taken a position in support of Senate Bill 320.  H.R.3168, the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reautho...

Marshall Lew (M.EERI 1978), a leading geotechnical and earthquake engineer and devoted member of EERI, passed away in April 2025. In nearly five decades of membership, Marshall made many contributions to the Institute. He served on the Board of Directors as Secretary-Treasurer from 2006-2011, and wa...

The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) is excited to release the thirty-third volume of Connections: The EERI Oral History Series, featuring Haresh C. Shah (M.EERI 1972), a pioneer in the early development of seismic hazard and catastrophe risk models. During his career as an educator,...

On May 1, 2025, the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee unanimously advanced S.320, the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2025, a bill co-sponsored by Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) that would reauthorize funding for the National Earthq...

EERI's 2025 sponsorship prospectus has been released! Learn more about EERI’s sponsorship opportunities, which include early access to the 13th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering (13NCEE) in 2026. Download the 2025 Sponsorship Prospectus here today. EERI is looking for partners wh...

EERI's peer-reviewed journal Earthquake Spectra has launched a new special collection featuring 18 articles on advancements in physics-based simulations, selected by guest editors David McCallen (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory), Roberto Paolucci (Politecnico di Milano), Ertugru...

EERI is excited to announce the participants of the 2025 LFE Travel Study Program to Mexico. The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) has teamed up with the Sociedad Mexicana de Ingeniería Sísmica (SMIS) to host the program. Over the course of the weeklong program, participants will...