European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre

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European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre

Abbreviation	EMSC / CSEM
Formation	1975 (1975)
Type	Not-for-profit NGO
Location	Bruyères-le-Châtel, Essonne, France
Region	Île-de-France
Services	Rapid Earthquake information
Fields	Seismology
Membership	85
Employees	10 (2016)
Website	www.emsc-csem.org

The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC; French: Centre Sismologique Euro-Méditerranéen, CSEM) is an international, non-governmental and not-for-profit organisation.

The European-Mediterranean region is prone to destructive earthquakes.^[1] When an earthquake occurs, a scientific organisation is needed to determine, as quickly as possible, the characteristics of the seismic event. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) receives seismological data from more than 65 national seismological agencies, mostly in the Euro-Mediterranean region. The most relevant earthquake parameters, such as the earthquake location and the earthquake magnitude, and the shaking felt by the population are available within one hour from the earthquake onset.