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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level of supportcountry joining date



LogoMemberCurrent RepresentativePrevious Representative(s)
The Royal Society, United KingdomProf. John Woodhouse
Since: June 2017
Dr. Chris Browitt
To: June 2017

The National Science Foundation of the United States. (Grant No. EAR-1811737), U.S.A.Prof. Goran Ekstrom
Since: January 2015
Prof. T. Guy Masters
Since: January 2005
To: January 2015
Prof. Adam Dziewonski
To: January 2005

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

British Geological Survey, United KingdomDr. Brian Baptie
Since: January 2004
Dr. Alice Walker
Since: January 1999
To: December 2003
Council for Geoscience, South AfricaDr. Michelle Grobbelaar
Since: January 2013
Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD), TurkeyDr. Murat Nurlu
Since: January 2018
GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam, GermanyDr. Joachim Saul
Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS), DenmarkDr. Peter Voss
Since: November 2009
Dr. Søren Gregersen
To: November 2009
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology, U.S.A.Dr. Jerry A. Carter
Since: February 2019
Dr. Tim Ahern
To: February 2019
Dr. Ray Willemann
Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, PortugalDr. Fernando Carrilho
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
Dr. Timo Tiira
Since: May 2021
To: December 2023
Dr. Marja Uski
Since: January 2018
To: May 2021
Dr. Annakaisa Korja
Since: January 2015
To: December 2017
Dr. Pekka Heikkinen
To: December 2014
Uppsala Universitet, SwedenDr. Bjorn Lund
Since: January 2018
Dr. Reynir Bodvarsson
To: December 2017

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

Alaska Earthquake Center (AEC), University of Alaska Fairbanks, U.S.A.Dr. Carl Tape
Since: February 2020
AWE Blacknest, United KingdomDr. Hal Thirlaway
Belgian Science Policy Office (BELSPO), BelgiumDr. Kris Vanneste
Since: February 2021
Dr. Thierry Camelbeeck
To: February 2021
Center for Earthquake Research and Information (CERI), the University of Memphis, U.S.A.
Centre de Recherche en Astronomie, Astrophysique et Géophysique (CRAAG), AlgeriaDr. Hamoud Beldjoudi
Since: March 2023
Dr. 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
Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada (CICESE), MexicoDr. Héctor González Huizar
Since: January 2021
Dr. J. Antonio Vidal-Villegas
Since: October 2016
To: May 2021
Centro Sismologico Nacional, Universidad de ChileDr. Sergio Barrientos
Since: April 1995
Dr. Edgar Kausel
Since: January 1981
To: January 1989
Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, IrelandDr. Martin Mollhoff
Since: January 2019
Earth Observatory of Singapore (EOS), an autonomous Institute of Nanyang Technological University, SingaporeAsst. Prof Shengji Wei
Since: September 2019

Since: January 2016
To: September 2019
Environmental Agency of Slovenia Tamara Jesenko
Since: August 2023
Dr. Mladen Zivcic
To: July 2023
Geological Survey Department, CyprusMr Christodoulos Hadjigeorgiou
Since: January 2021
Dr. Kostas Konstantinou
To: December 2020
Geological Survey of IsraelDr. Nadav Wetzler
Since: January 2020
Geophysics, Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University, AustraliaProf. Hrvoje Tkalcic
Since: October 2023
Institut Cartogràfic i Geològic de Catalunya (ICGC), SpainDr. Josep Batllo
Since: July 2017
Institute of Earth Physics and Space Science (EPSS), Hungarian Research Network (ELKH), HungaryMr Mate Timko
Since: April 2021
Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica, Chinese TaipeiDr. Bor-Shouh Huang
Institute of Geophysics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech RepublicDr. Jaroslava Plomerova
Since: January 1994
Dr. Jiří Vaněk
Since: January 1981
To: January 1994
Dr. Vit Karnik
Since: January 1978
To: July 1981
Prof. Alois Zátopek
Since: May 1974
Institute of Geophysics, National University of MexicoDr. Xyoli Perez-Campos
Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, PolandDr. Lukasz Rudzinski
Since: September 2020
Prof. Stanislaw Lasocki
To: August 2020
Institute of Geosciences, Polytechnic University of Tirana, AlbaniaDr. Edmond Dushi
Since: August 2024
Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM-CSIC), SpainDr. Antonio Villaseñor
Since: June 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
Dr. Christophe Clement
Since: March 2020
To: September 2021
Iraqi Meteorological Organization and Seismology, IraqDr. Salman Saddam Jasim
Since: July 2024
Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale, ItalyDr. Paolo Comelli
Since: February 2023
Prof. Dr. Stefano Parolai
Since: September 2017
To: January 2023
Dr. Marco Mucciarelli
Since: January 2016
To: November 2016
Dr. Dario Slejko
To: December 2015
Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, TurkeyProf. Dr. Haluk Özener
Since: July 2018

Since: December 2015
To: June 2018
Korean Meterological Administration, Republic of KoreaMr. Namchul (Gilbert) Woo
Since: December 2018
Dr. Jun-Hee Lee
To: December 2018
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia Climate School, Columbia University, U.S.A.Prof. Goran Ekstrom
Since: January 2023
National Defence Research Establishment (FOI), SwedenDr. Henrik Olsson
Since: May 2024

Since: September 2020
To: April 2024
Dr. Ola Dahlman
National Institute for Earth Physics, RomaniaMs. Andreea Chircea
Since: January 2023
Dr. Mihaela Popa
To: January 2023
National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography (NIGGG), Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, BulgariaProf. Dimcho Solakov
Since: April 2019
National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR), JapanDr. Masaki Kanao
Since: January 2014
National Research Institute for Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG), Cairo, EgyptDr. Sherif Mohamed El-Hady
Since: March 2021
Prof. Gad El-Qadi
Since: January 2019
To: February 2021
Dr. Abd el-aziz Khairy
Since: November 2018
To: February 2021
Observatorio Nacional, BrazilDr. Sergio Fontes
Since: September 2019
Red Sísmica de Puerto RicoDr. Victor Huerfano
Since: February 2010
Dr. Christa von Hillebrandt-Andrade
Since: January 2009
To: January 2010
Seismological Observatory, Institute of Geosciences, University of Brasilia, BrazilProf. Dr. George Sand Franca
Since: October 2016
Soreq Nuclear Research Centre (SNRC), IsraelDr. Yael Radzyner
Since: March 2018
Dr. Yohai Ben Horin
To: March 2018
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
The Icelandic Meteorological Office, Iceland
The Seismological Institute, National Observatory of Athens, GreeceDr. Olga-Joan Ktenidou
Since: May 2020
Universidade de São Paulo, Centro de Sismologia, BrazilDr. Marcelo Assumpcao
Since: June 2015
University of the West Indies at Mona, JamaicaDr. Donovan Campbell
Since: September 2019
University of Utah Seismograph Stations (UUSS), U.S.A.Dr. Keith Koper
Since: January 2020