Members of the International Seismological Centre





Current ISC Member

Lapsed ISC Member

Membership of the ISC is open to any national academy, agency, scientific institution or other non-profit organisation. Any commercial organisation with an interest in the objectives and/or output of the Centre may become an Associate Member. Each member of the ISC is represented on the Governing Council, which is the ruling body of the ISC.

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LogoMemberFormal RepresentativeRepresentative sincePhoto
The Royal Society, United KingdomProf. John Woodhouse
Since: June 2017
The Royal Society, United KingdomDr. Chris Browitt
To: June 2017

The National Science Foundation of the United States. (NSF Award 2414178), U.S.A.Prof. Adam Dziewonski
To: January 2005
The National Science Foundation of the United States. (NSF Award 2414178), U.S.A.Prof. T. Guy Masters
Since: January 2005
To: January 2015
The National Science Foundation of the United States. (NSF Award 2414178), U.S.A.Prof. Goran Ekstrom
Since: January 2015

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), JapanDr. Tetsuo Hashimoto
To: March 2017
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), JapanDr. Gen Aoki
Since: April 2017
To: March 2019
Russian Academy of Sciences, RussiaProf. Nadezhda Kondorskaya
To: July 1996
China Earthquake Administration, ChinaProf. Fuqiong Huang
Since: June 2012
To: December 2019
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), JapanDr. Shin'ya Tsukada
Since: April 2022
China Earthquake Administration, ChinaAssoc. Prof. Yanru An
Since: January 2020
China Earthquake Administration, ChinaProf. Qi-fu Chen
Since: January 2005
To: June 2012
Russian Academy of Sciences, RussiaDr. Aleksey Malovichko
To: September 2018
Russian Academy of Sciences, RussiaDr. Yury Vinogradov
Since: October 2018
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), JapanMr. Masaki Nakamura
Since: April 2020
To: March 2022
China Earthquake Administration, ChinaProf. Xinling Qin
Since: January 1979
To: December 1987
Russian Academy of Sciences, RussiaDr. Oleg Starovoit
Since: July 1996
China Earthquake Administration, ChinaProf. Yong Chen
Since: January 1988
To: December 2004
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), JapanDr. Shigeji Suyehiro
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), JapanDr. Akio Yoshida
Since: January 1998
To: January 2003
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), JapanDr. Koji Nakamura
Since: April 2019
To: March 2020

National Centre for Seismology, Ministry of Earth Sciences of IndiaDr. R.S. Dattatrayam
To: January 2015
National Centre for Seismology, Ministry of Earth Sciences of IndiaDr. Vineet Gahalaut
Since: January 2015
To: July 2019
National Centre for Seismology, Ministry of Earth Sciences of IndiaDr. B.K. Bansal
Since: July 2019

Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe, GermanyDr. Lars Ceranna
Since: September 2019
Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe, GermanyDr. Cristian Boennemann
To: September 2019
The Geological Survey of CanadaDr. John Hodgson
To: January 1975
Institute National des Sciences de l'Univers, FranceDr. Martin Vallée
Since: January 2023
Institute National des Sciences de l'Univers, FranceDr. Bertrand Delouis
Since: May 2013
To: January 2019
The Geological Survey of CanadaDr. Peter Basham
Since: January 1987
To: August 1997
Institute National des Sciences de l'Univers, FranceDr. Francois Beauducel
Since: January 2019
To: January 2023
The Geological Survey of CanadaDr. Kenneth Whitham
Since: January 1975
To: January 1976
Institute National des Sciences de l'Univers, FranceDr. Georges Poupinet
The Geological Survey of CanadaDr. John Adams
Since: August 1997
The Geological Survey of CanadaDr. Michael Berry
Since: January 1976
To: January 1987

Geoscience AustraliaDr. David Denham
Since: January 1990
Geoscience AustraliaDr. Anton Hales
Since: January 1964
To: December 1989
Geoscience AustraliaDr. Mark Leonard
Since: November 2011
To: March 2016
Geoscience Australia Adrienne Moseley
Since: March 2016

Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, ItalyDr. Diana Latorre
Since: March 2024
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, ItalyDr. Andrea Morelli
To: November 2018
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, ItalyDr. Lucia Margheriti
Since: November 2018
To: February 2024

Instituto Geografico Nacional, Spain Juan Vicente Cantavella Nadal
Since: January 2022
Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo, JapanProf. Kenji Satake
Since: May 2009
To: March 2024
GNS Science, New ZealandDr. Kevin Fenaughty
To: October 2016
GNS Science, New ZealandMr. Jerome Salichon
Since: October 2016
Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo, JapanProf. Hiroshi Tsuruoka
Since: April 2024

The University of Bergen, NorwayProf. Jens Havskov
Stiftelsen NORSAR, NorwayDr Johannes Schweitzer
Since: March 2007
Stiftelsen NORSAR, NorwayDr. Hilmar Bungum
Since: January 1980
To: March 2007
Laboratoire de Détection et de Géophysique/CEA, France
The University of Bergen, NorwayProf. Lars Ottemoller

Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), JapanDr. Seiji Tsuboi
Since: January 2009

The Swiss Academy of Sciences, SwitzerlandProf. Stefan Wiemer
Federal Ministry for Education, Science and Research, AustriaProf. Dr. Peter Steinhauser
Since: January 1992
To: January 2004
Federal Ministry for Education, Science and Research, AustriaDr. Gerald Duma
Since: January 2005
To: December 2009
Federal Ministry for Education, Science and Research, AustriaDr. Julius Drimmel
Since: January 1977
To: January 1991
Federal Ministry for Education, Science and Research, AustriaDr. Wolfgang Lenhardt
Since: January 2010
To: May 2019
Federal Ministry for Education, Science and Research, AustriaProf. Dr. Ferdinand Steinhauser
Since: January 1975
To: January 1976
Federal Ministry for Education, Science and Research, AustriaMs. Yan Jia
Since: May 2019
To: May 2024
Federal Ministry for Education, Science and Research, AustriaDipl.-Ing. Helmut Hausmann
Since: June 2024
The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), NetherlandsDr. Laslo Evers

The University of Helsinki, FinlandDr. Timo Tiira
Since: May 2021
To: December 2023
National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), IndiaDr. D. Srinagesh
Since: March 2020
The University of Helsinki, FinlandDr. Matt Gardine
Since: January 2024
Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, PortugalDr. Fernando Carrilho
GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam, GermanyDr. Joachim Saul
Uppsala Universitet, SwedenDr. Bjorn Lund
Since: January 2018
Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD), TurkeyDr. Murat Nurlu
Since: January 2018
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology, U.S.A.Dr. Ray Willemann
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology, U.S.A.Dr. Tim Ahern
To: February 2019
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology, U.S.A.Dr. Jerry A. Carter
Since: February 2019
The University of Helsinki, FinlandProf. Urmas Luosto
To: July 1998
British Geological Survey, United KingdomDr. Alice Walker
Since: January 1999
To: December 2003
The University of Helsinki, FinlandDr. Marja Uski
Since: January 2018
To: May 2021
Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS), DenmarkDr. Søren Gregersen
To: November 2009
The University of Helsinki, Finland Eijo Vesanen
The University of Helsinki, Finland Heikki Korhonen
Council for Geoscience, South AfricaDr. Michelle Grobbelaar
Since: January 2013
Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS), DenmarkDr. Peter Voss
Since: November 2009
Uppsala Universitet, SwedenDr. Reynir Bodvarsson
To: December 2017
British Geological Survey, United KingdomDr. Brian Baptie
Since: January 2004
The University of Helsinki, FinlandDr. Pekka Heikkinen
Since: September 1998
To: December 2014
The University of Helsinki, FinlandDr. Annakaisa Korja
Since: January 2015
To: December 2017

National Earthquake Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S.A.Dr. Bruce Presgrave
To: June 2018
National Earthquake Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S.A.Dr. Paul Earle
Since: June 2018

Earth Observatory of Singapore (EOS), an autonomous Institute of Nanyang Technological University, SingaporeAsst. Prof Shengji Wei
Since: September 2019
Red Sísmica de Puerto RicoDr. Christa von Hillebrandt-Andrade
Since: January 2009
To: January 2010
Institute of Geophysics, National University of MexicoDr. Xyoli Perez-Campos
Korean Meterological Administration, Republic of KoreaMr. Namchul (Gilbert) Woo
Since: December 2018
Korean Meterological Administration, Republic of KoreaDr. Jun-Hee Lee
To: December 2018
National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR), JapanDr. Masaki Kanao
Since: January 2014
Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale, ItalyDr. Marco Mucciarelli
Since: January 2016
To: November 2016
Centro Sismologico Nacional, Universidad de ChileDr. Edgar Kausel
Since: January 1981
To: January 1989
Institute of Radiological and Nuclear Safety (IRSN), joint authority of the Ministries of Defense, the Environment, Industry, Research, and Health, FranceDr. Christophe Clement
Since: March 2020
To: September 2021
Institute of Radiological and Nuclear Safety (IRSN), joint authority of the Ministries of Defense, the Environment, Industry, Research, and Health, FranceDr. Aurore Laurendeau
Since: October 2021
Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada (CICESE), MexicoDr. Héctor González Huizar
Since: January 2021
Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM-CSIC), SpainDr. Antonio Villaseñor
Since: June 2021
Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale, ItalyDr. Dario Slejko
To: December 2015
National Institute for Earth Physics, RomaniaMs. Andreea Chircea
Since: January 2023
Institute of Geophysics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech RepublicDr. Jiří Vaněk
Since: January 1981
To: January 1994
Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale, ItalyProf. Dr. Stefano Parolai
Since: September 2017
To: January 2023
Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale, ItalyDr. Paolo Comelli
Since: February 2023
Geophysics, Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University, AustraliaProf. Hrvoje Tkalcic
Since: October 2023
Universidade de São Paulo, Centro de Sismologia, BrazilDr. Marcelo Assumpcao
Since: June 2015
Geological Survey of IsraelDr. Nadav Wetzler
Since: January 2020
Belgian Science Policy Office (BELSPO), BelgiumDr. Kris Vanneste
Since: February 2021
Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, IrelandDr. Martin Mollhoff
Since: January 2019
Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, TurkeyProf. Dr. Nurcan Ozel
Since: May 2024
The Seismological Institute, National Observatory of Athens, GreeceDr. Olga-Joan Ktenidou
Since: May 2020
National Defence Research Establishment (FOI), SwedenDr. Henrik Olsson
Since: May 2024
National Research Institute for Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG), Cairo, EgyptDr. Sherif Mohamed El-Hady
Since: March 2021
Institute of Geophysics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech RepublicDr. Vit Karnik
Since: January 1978
To: July 1981
Institute of Geophysics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech RepublicDr. Jaroslava Plomerova
Since: January 1994
Iraqi Meteorological Organization and Seismology, IraqDr. Salman Saddam Jasim
Since: July 2024
National Research Institute for Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG), Cairo, EgyptProf. Gad El-Qadi
Since: January 2019
To: February 2021
National Research Institute for Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG), Cairo, EgyptDr. Abd el-aziz Khairy
Since: November 2018
To: February 2021
Geological Survey Department, CyprusMr Christodoulos Hadjigeorgiou
Since: January 2021
Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, PolandDr. Lukasz Rudzinski
Since: September 2020
Environmental Agency of SloveniaDr. Mladen Zivcic
To: July 2023
Environmental Agency of Slovenia Tamara Jesenko
Since: August 2023
The Icelandic Meteorological Office, Iceland
Centre de Recherche en Astronomie, Astrophysique et Géophysique (CRAAG), AlgeriaDr. Karim Yelles
Since: January 2004
To: March 2023
Centre of Geophysical Monitoring (CGM) of the National Academy of Sciences of BelarusProf. Arkady Aronov
Since: January 2011
Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica, Chinese TaipeiDr. Bor-Shouh Huang
National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography (NIGGG), Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, BulgariaProf. Dimcho Solakov
Since: April 2019
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network (PNSN), U.S.A.
Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada (CICESE), MexicoDr. J. Antonio Vidal-Villegas
Since: October 2016
To: May 2021
Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, PolandProf. Stanislaw Lasocki
To: August 2020
Centre de Recherche en Astronomie, Astrophysique et Géophysique (CRAAG), AlgeriaDr. Hamoud Beldjoudi
Since: March 2023
Institute of Geophysics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech RepublicProf. Alois Zátopek
Since: May 1974
Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, TurkeyProf. Dr. Haluk Özener
Since: July 2018
To: April 2024
Center for Earthquake Research and Information (CERI), the University of Memphis, U.S.A.Dr. Mitch Withers
Since: July 2024
Mavlyanov Institute of Seismology, Academy of Sciences, Republic of UzbekistanDr. Murod Mirzaev
Since: June 2024
Red Sísmica de Puerto RicoDr. Victor Huerfano
Since: February 2010
Observatorio Nacional, BrazilDr. Sergio Fontes
Since: September 2019
Soreq Nuclear Research Centre (SNRC), IsraelDr. Yohai Ben Horin
To: March 2018
Soreq Nuclear Research Centre (SNRC), IsraelDr. Yael Radzyner
Since: March 2018
National Defence Research Establishment (FOI), SwedenDr. Ola Dahlman
University of the West Indies at Mona, JamaicaDr. Donovan Campbell
Since: September 2019
Institut Cartogràfic i Geològic de Catalunya (ICGC), SpainDr. Josep Batllo
Since: July 2017
AWE Blacknest, United KingdomDr. Hal Thirlaway
Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, TurkeyProf. Ali Pinar
Since: December 2015
To: June 2018
Institute of Geosciences, Polytechnic University of Tirana, AlbaniaDr. Edmond Dushi
Since: August 2024
Seismological Observatory, Institute of Geosciences, University of Brasilia, BrazilProf. Dr. George Sand Franca
Since: October 2016
Alaska Earthquake Center (AEC), University of Alaska Fairbanks, U.S.A.Dr. Carl Tape
Since: February 2020
University of Utah Seismograph Stations (UUSS), U.S.A.Dr. Keith Koper
Since: January 2020
Texas Seismological Network (TexNet), Bureau of Economic Geology, J.A. and K.G. Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, U.S.A.Dr. Alexandros Savvaidis
Since: November 2019
Geological Survey Department, CyprusDr. Kostas Konstantinou
To: December 2020
Belgian Science Policy Office (BELSPO), BelgiumDr. Thierry Camelbeeck
To: February 2021
Institute of Earth Physics and Space Science (EPSS), Hungarian Research Network (ELKH), HungaryMr Mate Timko
Since: April 2021
National Institute for Earth Physics, RomaniaDr. Mihaela Popa
To: January 2023
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia Climate School, Columbia University, U.S.A.Prof. Goran Ekstrom
Since: January 2023
Centro Sismologico Nacional, Universidad de ChileDr. Sergio Barrientos
Since: April 1995