Brief History
The concept of establishing the ASEAN Earthquake
Information Centre (AIEC) was initially put forward by Directors of the
National Meteorological Services of ASEAN countries during the 13th
Meeting of the ASEAN Sub-Committee on Meteorology and Geophysics (SCMG) in
August 1990. The AEIC was expected to be capable of disseminating
information on big/strong earthquakes as early as possible occurring in
the territories of ASEAN countries, and also to provide scientific and
technical training of seismologists from members of ASEAN. The 13th
Meeting of SCMG also endorsed that the Centre be co-located with the
Meteorological and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia. The 40th Meeting of
the Committee on Science and Technology held in October 2000 further
endorsed the request of SCMG to obtain an approval from the ASC to
officially use the name "ASEAN Earthquake Information Centre (AEIC)".
Goals
· To rapidly disseminate information on earthquakes and
their associated events occurring in various parts of ASEAN countries to
authorities and public.
· To provide communication tools for NSCs in ASEAN to
exchange earthquake data.
· To build an earthquake data bank accessible to NSCs in
ASEAN.
· To undertake research and training programs for
improving the capability of the member countries to monitor and locate
earthquakes, and to understand the earthquake mechanism and tectonic
behaviour in the region.
· To undertake collaborative work with other seismological
centres in other regions with the aim of accelerating the transfer of
knowledge and technology into the region. |