Map of California & Nevada earthquakes

The mission of the Berkeley Seismological Laboratory's (BSL) Earthquake Research Affiliates (ERA) Program is to inspire, nurture and sustain a vibrant public-private, industrial-academic community focused on the development and use of innovative earthquake information products including alert services and other novel seismological measurement technologies. The program is designed to promote the use of new research and technology, and provide a forum for inviting optimal and essential users to participate in the development and testing of new technologies with a goal of introducing them into the marketplace by the participation of industrial members.

How much warning time will you have? The lines on this map show warning times for San Francisco for major earthquakes at other locations, and quickly detected by an early warning system. The gray area marks the "blind zone." There will be no warning for earthquakes in this area.

UC Berkeley (UCB) has significant experience and research in the area of seismology dating back to the installation of the first seismometers in the western hemisphere in 1887. BSL currently operates more than 70 seismological and geodetic field stations throughout Northern California with state-of-the-art instrumentation, communications and data processing, and analysis and archiving capabilities. BSL draws on the diverse strengths of the interdisciplinary earthquake and solid earth research community at UCB. The ERA program links BSL researchers and their developments to those industry and public sector groups with an interest in BSL research.

The ERA program is designed to serve groups with an interest and need for rapid, robust and reliable earthquake information. This includes industrial groups with high-value equipment and products sensitive to earthquake ground shaking, public groups responsible for the safety of large cross-sections of society, and groups actively working to reduce the impacts of future earthquakes. This includes transportation and lifeline agencies, manufacturing companies, public and private utilities, emergency management groups, the news media, and voluntary organizations.

• ERA membership benefits include:
  • Invitation to ERA meetings at which current developments will be presented and your feedback elicited
  • Participation in the earthquake early warning early adopter program.
  • Access to CISN Display, a dedicated earthquake information service
  • Access to other data feeds
  • Access to BSL researchers in the immediate aftermath of significant earthquakes
  • Participation in special focus groups and workshops as necessary and desirable

For more information, please contact Dr. Peggy Hellweg (510-643-9449, or peggy {at} seismo.berkeley.edu).