Teleconference, December 3, 2009 9:00 am to 11:30 am

• November 5, 2009
• September 9 & 10, 2009
• July 9, 2009
• June 4, 2009
• May 7, 2009
• March 5, 2009
• Agenda archive

• September 9 & 10, 2009
• July 9, 2009
• June 4, 2009
• May 7, 2009
• March 5, 2009
• Minutes archive

• Reports/Presentations
• Resolutions
• Rules of Procedure
• ASHSC Charter

MISSION

• Earthquake hazards, Alaska
• Seismic hazards, Alaska
• Alaskan earthquakes
• Seismic safety, Alaska
• Seismic commission, Alaska

The Alaska Seismic Hazards Safety Commission is charged by statute (AS 44.37.067) to recommend goals and priorities for seismic risk mitigation to the public and private sectors and to recommend policies to the governor and legislature to reduce the state's vulnerability to earthquakes. The Commission consists of eleven members appointed by the Governor from the public and private sectors for three-year terms. It is administered by the Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys (DGGS).

EARTHQUAKE RISK IN ALASKA

Scientists have long recognized that Alaska has more earthquakes than any other region of the United States ...[more]

ALASKA EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Alaska is the home of the second largest earthquake ever recorded (1964 Great Alaska Earthquake, magnitude 9.2)...[more]

2009 REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND STATE LEGISLATURE

This fourth report to the Governor and Legislature from the Alaska Seismic Hazards Safety Commission (ASHSC) reiterates the priority issues and goals...[more]

MEDIA RELEASES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

• New state advisory commission tackles earthquake risk
• State seismic commission releases report on centennial of San Francisco quake
• Kodiak Island Borough wins national seismic safety award
• ASHSC member Laura Kelly wins U.S. Coast Guard 2009 Engineer of the Year Award

OTHER LINKS

• Alaska Division of Insurance 2009 Homeowners Insurance Guide
• Alaska Earthquake Information Center
• West Coast & Alaska Tsunami Warning Center
• Alaska Div. of Emergency Services & Emergency Management - Mitigation Page
• Pamphlet: Are you prepared for the next big earthquake in Alaska?
• USGS Earthquake Hazards
• USGS Map: Earthquakes in Alaska
• Citizen Preparedness
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
• National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program
• Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
• The Tsunami Society