EARTHQUAKES in Europe
Earthquakes can neither be prevented nor precisely predicted. Therefore, they have a great potential to cause damage and affect the well-being of society: During the 20th century, earthquakes in Europe accounted for more than 200,000 deaths and over 250 billion Euros in losses (EM-DAT).
However, assessments of earthquake hazard and risk improve the understanding of where strong ground shaking is most likely to occur and what impacts future earthquakes will have. Such models also exist at the European level. They offer comparable information, which is crucial for defining transnational disaster risk mitigation strategies to reduce damage from future earthquakes and protect lives.
EARTHQUAKE HAZARD across Europe
Earthquake hazard describes the potential ground shaking due to future earthquakes in Europe.
Discover EARTHQUAKE HAZARD across Europe
EARTHQUAKE RISK across Europe
Earthquake risk estimates the impact that can be expected from future earthquakes in Europe.
Discover EARTHQUAKE RISK across Europe
The EUROPEAN FACILITIES for earthquake hazard and risk
ABOUT EFEHR
The European Facilities for Earthquake Hazard and Risk (EFEHR) is a non-profit network of organisations and community resources aimed at advancing earthquake hazard and risk assessment in the European-Mediterranean area. EFEHR operates more than six coordinated services for earthquake hazard and risk in the European-Mediterranean region.
Invitation to the EPOS Seismology & Geo-INQUIRE Workshop
We kindly invite you to the workshop entitled: “From Big & Novel Datasets to AI for Frontier Seismological Science and Services”.
- Date: 24 to 27 November 2025
- Location: Propylaea building of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
- Programme: Click here to check out the preliminary programme
- Registration: Want to join? Register here!
- Registration deadline: 24 October or earlier if the maximum capacity of 120 attendees is reached
The workshop is co-organised by EFEHR, ORFEUS, and EMSC, with local support from the Institute of Geodynamics of the National Observatory of Athens (NOA-IG) and financial support from the EC project Geo-INQUIRE.
Participation is free of charge. The maximum number of participants is set to 120/day, including the organisers, speakers and trainers. Travel grants will be available through Geo-INQUIRE and ORFEUS/EFEHR funds to subsidise the travel and accommodation expenses of qualified participants. Grantees will be reimbursed after the workshops. The procedure to apply for travel grants is specified in the registration form: it includes the submission of a presentation and motivation letter of max 500 words, accompanied by the email addresses of one/two referees.
Registration will close by 24 October or earlier if the maximum capacity of 120 attendees is reached. The recipients of travel grants will be informed by 22 September 2025 at the latest, thus allowing the timely purchase of plane/train tickets and booking of accommodations. All participants - including organisers, speakers, trainers, and attendees - are expected to organise their travels independently. We encourage you to take advantage of the large number of highly-ranked yet affordable hotels in Athens.
We are looking forward to receiving your registration and to meeting many of you in Athens this fall!