International Seismological Centre
| Formation | 1964 |
|---|---|
Director | Dmitry Storchak |
Staff | 20 (2018) |
| Website | http://www.isc.ac.uk/ |
The International Seismological Centre (ISC) is a group that studies earthquakes around the world.[1] It is not run by any government and doesn't make money. It was started in 1964 to collect and study earthquake data from many countries, especially from a new system called the World-Wide Standard Seismograph Network (WWSSN).[2] The ISC's main job is to gather all the earthquake information it can, check it carefully, and make a trusted list of earthquakes.[3] Many experts see the ISC’s earthquake list as the best and most complete.[4]
Notes
- ↑ Di Giacomo et al. 2014, p. 354; Johnston & Halchuk 1993, p. 134.
- ↑ Adams 2010; Musson 2013, pp. 831–833.
- ↑ Adams & Richardson 1996, p. 193.
- ↑ Yadav et al. 2009, p. 610. In a 2008 document the U.S. Geological Survey said "it is because of the ISC's authoritative role that the USGS continues to refer to its final bulletin publication as 'preliminary'.
References
- Di Giacomo, D.; Storchak, D. A.; Safronova, N.; Ozgo, P.; Harris, J.; Verney, R.; Bondár, I. (2014), "A New ISC Service: The Bibliography of Seismic Events", Seismological Research Letters, 85 (2): 354–360, doi:10.1785/0220130143.
- Johnston, Arch C.; Halchuk, Stephen (June–July 1993), "The seismicity data base for the Global Seismic Hazard Assessment Program", Annali di Geofisica, 36 (3–4): 133–151.
- Adams, Robin (25 March 2010), "Notes on the history of the International Seismological Centre".
- Musson, R. M. W. (2013), "A history of British seismology", Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 11: 715–861, doi:10.1007/s10518-013-9444-5.
- Adams, R. D.; Richardson, W. P. (1996), "A view of South and Central America from the International Seismologocial Centre", Geofísica Internacional, 35 (3): 193–203.
- Yadav, R. B. S.; Bormann, P.; Rastogi, B. K.; Das, M. C.; Chopra, S. (July–August 2009), "A Homogeneous and Complete Earthquake Catalog for Northeast India and the Adjoining Region" (PDF), Seismological Research Letters, 80 (4): 609–627, doi:10.1785/gssrl.80.4.609.
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