What is this initiative?
The aim of this initiative to to promote the idea of designating a global day that celebrates the science of earthquake, earthquake hazards and seismic waves.
The ultimate goal would be to designate World Seismology Day as a celebration that is recognised as a United Nations International Observance.
To our knowledge, an international observance day of seismology is a new idea and has not been promoted before.
The ultimate goal would be to designate World Seismology Day as a celebration that is recognised as a United Nations International Observance.
To our knowledge, an international observance day of seismology is a new idea and has not been promoted before.
Why celebrate a global day for seismology?
To promote the science of earthquakes and how seismic waves are used to study our planet’s deep interior and evolution.
Curiosity of the past, present and future - Earth’s deep interior and earthquakes have played a pivotal role in the development of life on Earth and ancient civilisations. As the past 15 years have shown, earthquakes have the power to cause devastating power resulting in damage caused by ground shaking and tsunamis. As Earth’s population grows, and more people live in regions of high seismic hazard, earthquakes will play an increasing role in the future of global society.
Global impact and awareness – Hundreds of earthquakes occur globally every day. significantly affect many parts of the globe. Earthquakes can be detected from all around Earth without many people knowing. shedding light on hidden parts of the Earth’s deep interior. To promote the diverse applications of seismology, from earthquake and volcano forecasting and imaging Earth’s core, to finding future energy resources and detecting nuclear tests.
Inspire and learn – to help drive universities, research organisations and monitoring centres to celebrate World Seismology Day in their region by leading activities that engage the public in all things seismology. Through these activities, international seismology day will make a difference and will bring significant benefits to: the public and civil society, educators and school teachers, universities and scientists.
Curiosity of the past, present and future - Earth’s deep interior and earthquakes have played a pivotal role in the development of life on Earth and ancient civilisations. As the past 15 years have shown, earthquakes have the power to cause devastating power resulting in damage caused by ground shaking and tsunamis. As Earth’s population grows, and more people live in regions of high seismic hazard, earthquakes will play an increasing role in the future of global society.
Global impact and awareness – Hundreds of earthquakes occur globally every day. significantly affect many parts of the globe. Earthquakes can be detected from all around Earth without many people knowing. shedding light on hidden parts of the Earth’s deep interior. To promote the diverse applications of seismology, from earthquake and volcano forecasting and imaging Earth’s core, to finding future energy resources and detecting nuclear tests.
Inspire and learn – to help drive universities, research organisations and monitoring centres to celebrate World Seismology Day in their region by leading activities that engage the public in all things seismology. Through these activities, international seismology day will make a difference and will bring significant benefits to: the public and civil society, educators and school teachers, universities and scientists.
When is world seismology day planned for?
As yet, we do not have any fixed date planned for World Seismology Day. The final date would be decided by an international committee of representatives from many fields of seismology.
To start with, we anticipate that a day for seismology might be celebrated first in a regional context and then eventually grow to become a truly international event.
To start with, we anticipate that a day for seismology might be celebrated first in a regional context and then eventually grow to become a truly international event.
Who is involved?
We currently have a wide range and diverse steering committee formed of young and experienced scientists and outreach professionals from many walks of seismology, including universities, research organisations, government agencies, and learned societies (including IASPEI - International Association of Seismology and Physics of the Earth's Interior and ESC - European Seismology Commission).
If you would like to join us, please see below.
If you would like to join us, please see below.
How can I help?
We foresee would love volunteers from the seismological and scientific outreach community to join us. Loosely speaking, two types of role are available: steering group members and regional ambassadors.
Community ambassadors will be great for communicating the initiative within your country. We hope to have a website up-and-running soon, as well as to set-up a community and nomination voting system to choose the day. We would like regional ambassadors to relay all information and updates to the seismology / geoscience community in your area. Also, once the day is organised, we’d really like to have our website and other material translated into different languages . Also, any other feedback / small contribution to the website would be very useful.
If you are interested in getting involved, please email Stephen Hicks or Matthew Agius.
Community ambassadors will be great for communicating the initiative within your country. We hope to have a website up-and-running soon, as well as to set-up a community and nomination voting system to choose the day. We would like regional ambassadors to relay all information and updates to the seismology / geoscience community in your area. Also, once the day is organised, we’d really like to have our website and other material translated into different languages . Also, any other feedback / small contribution to the website would be very useful.
If you are interested in getting involved, please email Stephen Hicks or Matthew Agius.
Check out our poster presented at the EGU Generally Assembly 2018 conference: