Alaska Seismic Hazards Safety Commission (ASHSC) - Mission
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)
2013 Report to the Governor and State Legislature
This annual report to the Governor and Legislature from the Alaska Seismic Hazards Safety Commission (ASHSC) reiterates the priority issues and goals of the Commission and identifies its 2012 accomplishments....(more)
News
- Dr. John Aho, chairman of the Alaska Seismic Hazards Safety Commission, has been selected to receive the 2012 lifetime achievement award in seismic risk reduction from the Western States Seismic Policy Council...more
- Tsunami Mitigation PSA by Governor Parnell and links to information about tsunamis
- Hometown, Alaska: Earthquakes and Tsunamis in Alaska
- The Japan Earthquake & Tsunami and What They Mean for the U.S.
- Governor Parnell declares March 20-26, 2011 as Tsunami Awareness Week in Alaska
- Alaska Geologist to Join Fault Evaluation Team in Haiti
- Recommendation for Evaluating Existing Public Schools for Seismic Safety
- ASHSC member Laura Kelly earns U.S. Coast Guard 2009 Engineer of the Year Award
- Kodiak Island Borough wins national seismic safety award:
- State seismic commission releases report on centennial of San Francisco quake
- New state advisory commission tackles earthquake risk
Education and Preparedness
- Brochure: Earthquake Insurance and You
- 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
Upcoming
- Teleconference May 30, 2013 9:00am to Noon
Meeting Agendas
- April 24-25, 2013
- March 7, 2013
- February 11, 2013
- January 10, 2013
- December 6, 2012
- November 1, 2012
- September 11 & 12, 2012
- August 2, 2012
- Agenda archive
Meeting Minutes
- January 10, 2013
- December 6, 2012
- November 1, 2012
- September 11 & 12, 2012
- August 2, 2012
- July 5, 2012
- June 7, 2012
- April 5 & 6, 2012
- Minutes archive