Eastern Section
The Eastern Section SSA is a separately incorporated technical section of the Seismological Society of America (SSA). It is focused on advancing the science of the seismology of Eastern North America and intraplate seismology.
Collected here are some short notes on the history and activities of the EASTERN SECTION of the Seismological Society of America (SSA).
History and Recent Incorporation
by Eastern Section President David W Eaton (from SRL 80:2, May/June 2009)
Current Officers
2010 Annual Meeting
This year's Eastern Section SSA Annual Meeting will be held 17–19 October on the campus of Boston College in Boston, Massachusetts. More information will be posted to the SSA Meetings Page as it becomes available.
2009 Annual Meeting
2008 Annual Meeting
History of the Eastern Section
Prepared by the 1999 ES-SSA Executive Committee
Past Officers
The Jesuit Contribution to Seismology
Recipients of the Jesuit Award
Application for the Jesuit Award [PDF; 128 KB]
Earthquake Notes
Earthquake Notes was an official publication of the Eastern Section of the Seismological Society of America. Volume 1, Number 1 of Earthquake Notes appeared in July 1929. In 1987, Earthquake Notes was renamed Seismological Research Letters (SRL).
A searchable web database of Earthquake Notes articles is available and SSA has some back issues for sale.
Note: The seismogram in the above logo is of the 5 September 1944, 04:38 UT Cornwall-Massena earthquake recorded at Georgetown University, Washington, DC.