Activities

EERI sends multi-disciplinary reconnaissance teams of earthquake risk mitigation experts to investigate earthquake impacts. Reconnaissance teams travel to earthquake-impacted areas, document important observations, and identify topics in need of follow-up research.

A physical earthquake clearinghouse provides a location where field investigators can come together to coordinate and share observations. Through LFE, EERI plans to operate a physical earthquake clearinghouse location following a major earthquake in the US.

The purpose of VERT is to provide opportunities for EERI members, whether younger members or seasoned professionals, to get involved in post-earthquake reconnaissance through the EERI Learning from Earthquakes (LFE) program.

The LFE Travel Study Program aims to inspire early-career participants to become future leaders in the field of earthquake engineering and earthquake risk reduction. 

The Resilience Observatory project builds on the acclaimed multi-decade and multi-disciplinary EERI Learning From Earthquakes (LFE) program but it expands the work of EERI as a reconnaissance leader to include a new vision and strategy for exploring and measuring resilience of communities after damaging earthquakes.

The overall intent of the survey is to provide a consistent set of questions for tracking business recovery over time after an earthquake. This consistent set of questions will also facilitate comparisons across different events, and if coordinated among organizations, help limit “survey fatigue” for affected business owners.

The Public Health Subcommittee contributes to the mission of the Learning from Earthquakes program and fosters post-earthquake learning across diverse disciplines and areas of study. Public health is inextricably tied to the natural, built, social, and political environments and constitutes a key component of resilience.