Honorary members of SSA are those recognized for “their attainments in seismology or related sciences, or for their service to the profession or the society.”
- Clarence R. Allen
- Nicholas N. Ambraseys
- Ralph J. Archuleta
- Gilbert A. Bollinger
- David M. Boore
- James N. Brune
- Diane I. Doser
- Adam Dziewonski
- John E. Ebel
- Eric R. Engdahl
- Michael Fehler
- J. Freeman Gilbert
- Donald V. Helmberger
- Hiroo Kanamori
- Keith Knudsen
- Thorne Lay
- Joe J. Litehiser
- Raul Madariaga
- Andy Michael
- Susan B. Newman
- Zhigang Peng
- Waverly J. Person
- Jon R. Peterson
- Frank Press
- Tatyana G. Rautian
- Jim Rice
- Paul G. Richards
- Wilbur Rinehart
- Barbara Romanowicz
- James C. Savage
- Christopher (Chris) Scholz
- Kerry E. Sieh
- Lynn R. Sykes
- Nafi Toksoz