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Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977

Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 is a statute formulating a national policy to diminish the perils of earthquakes in the United States. The Act of Congress is a declaration for an earthquake prediction system, national earthquake hazards reduction program, and seismological research studies. The United States public law authorizes States assistance through the provisions of the Disaster Relief Act of 1974.

Long title

An Act to reduce the hazards of earthquakes, and for other purposes.

EHRA

the 95th United States Congress

October 7, 1977

P.L. 95-124

91 Stat. 1098

42 U.S.C.: Public Health and Social Welfare

42 U.S.C. ch. 86 § 7701 et seq.

The Senate legislation was passed by the 95th U.S. Congressional session and enacted into law by the President Jimmy Carter on October 7, 1977.

Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction

National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program

Earthquake engineering

Earthquake forecasting

Earthquake prediction

Earthquake warning system

Fault Zone

National Earthquake Prediction Evaluation Council

Office of Science and Technology Policy

Seismo-electromagnetics

Seismological Society of America

Seismology

(PDF). U.S. GAO ~ B-176621. U.S. Government Accountability Office. September 11, 1972.

"Need for a National Earthquake Research Program"

(PDF). U.S. GAO ~ 120702. U.S. Government Accountability Office. March 3, 1983.

"FEMA's Implementation of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977, as Amended"

(PDF). U.S. GAO ~ RCED-83-103. U.S. Government Accountability Office. July 26, 1983.

"Stronger Direction Needed for the National Earthquake Program"

Carter, Jimmy E. (June 22, 1978). . Internet Archive. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service. pp. 1150–1151.

"National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program: Message to the Congress Transmitting a Report - June 22, 1978"

Bush, George H.W. (November 16, 1990). . Internet Archive. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service. pp. 1614–1615.

"Statement on Signing the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act - November 16, 1990"

(PDF). U.S. Congressional Office of Technology Assessment. Princeton University. 1995.

"Appendix A: The National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program"

. National Institute of Standards and Technology. United States Department of Commerce.

"National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program"

. United States Geological Survey. United States Department of the Interior.

"USGS Earthquake Hazards Program"