National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP), United States of America - gov

• URL: http://www.nehrp.gov/
• Address: NEHRP Director
  National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
  100 Bureau Drive, MS 8610
• Postal Code: MD 20899
• City: Gaithersburg
• Country: United States of America
• Telephone: +1 3019755640
• Email: info@nehrp.gov

NEHRP was established by the U.S. Congress when it passed the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977, Public Law (PL) 95-124. At the time of its creation, Congress' stated purpose for NEHRP was "to reduce the risks of life and property from future earthquakes in the United States through the establishment and maintenance of an effective earthquake hazards reduction program." In establishing NEHRP, Congress recognized that earthquake-related losses could be reduced through improved design and construction methods and practices, land use controls and redevelopment, prediction techniques and early-warning systems, coordinated emergency preparedness plans, and public education and involvement programs.