The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI)'s George W. Housner Medal for 2024 has been awarded to Robert D. Hanson (M. EERI 1968) in recognition of his contributions to earthquake hazard reduction through education, research, international cooperation, and public service. The Housner Medal...

EERI’s Learning From Earthquakes (LFE) program is currently monitoring the impacts of the two destructive earthquakes that struck near Zindah Jān, Afghanistan on October 7, 2023. The first M6.3 earthquake occurred at 11:11 AM local time, followed by a second M6.3 earthquake roughly thirty minutes...

Earthquake Spectra has been collecting submissions for a special collection on the Impact of the February 6, 2023 M7.8 and M7.6 Earthquakes in Turkey on the Built Environment, and Implications on Seismic Hazard. In recognition of the need for some authors to have more time to prepare submissions, we...

Registration is now open for the 2024 EERI Annual Meeting (2024AM)—Uniting Earthquake Science and Engineering for a More Resilient Future! The 2024AM will be held April 9-12, 2024 at the Sheraton Grand in downtown Seattle, Washington. The main meeting, including a technical program with plen...

EERI is pleased to announce the candidates for President-Elect and Director for the 2023 Board of Directors Election. You can view the candidate bios and vision statements below. All eligible EERI voting members will receive an email with a link to access their secure online ballot to cast their vo...

EERI’s Learning From Earthquakes (LFE) program  is currently monitoring the impacts of the destructive M 6.8 earthquake that struck near Oukaïmedene, Morocco at 11:11 pm local time on Friday, September 8. According to Moroccan authorities, the earthquake caused more than 2,600 deaths and 2,5...

EERI is currently accepting applications for the positions of President-Elect and Director to serve on the EERI Board of Directors beginning in 2024. The eleven member EERI Board of Directors is the central decision making body for the organization. The Board represents the interests of the membersh...

The Editorial Board of EERI’s peer-reviewed journal Earthquake Spectra is proud to announce yet another significant rise in our Impact Factor! Earthquake Spectra’s 2022 Impact Factor (IF) rose to 5.0 from 4.330 in 2021, setting a new high for the journal. This brings Spectra to the rank of 23 ou...

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-...

 It’s awards season! EERI is currently accepting nominations or applications for the following awards and honors. All EERI members are encouraged to nominate a friend or colleague today who you think is deserving of recognition. Click the award below to view more details and learn how to subm...

The Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance Association (GEER) and the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) released a major report today on the three-month anniversary of the Kahramanmaraş earthquake sequence that affected southern Türkiye and northern Syria earlier this year. The ...

The 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquakes occurred in a region of significant prior study by Earthquake Spectra authors. In recognition of this legacy of work, Earthquake Spectra has compiled a special collection of some previously published papers from this region. These papers can be found at the collec...