About the Center
History
The research center dates back to when a seismological observatory was established in Inuyama, Aichi in 1965. The facility was expanded with earthquake and volcanic eruption prediction projects, which led to the establishment of the Research Center for Seismology and Volcanology in 1999. At the time, the Center belonged to the School of Science, but in April 2002, the Graduate School of Environmental Studies took over. The research center operates observation stations for earthquakes and crustal movement in the Chubu region and jointly conducts research on the prediction of earthquake occurrence and volcanic eruptions with research institutes around the nation. In April 2003, the field of regional disaster reduction was added and it became the Research Center for Seismology, Volcanology and Disaster Mitigation. In January 2012, the field of regional disaster reduction developed into the Disaster Mitigation Research Center, and the Center was renamed the Earthquake and Volcano Research Center.
Timeline
| Year | Event | Address |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | The first earthquake prediction five year plan begins | - |
| 1965 | The Inuyama Seismological Observatory is established | Hasso, Inuyama-shi, Aichi |
| 1966 | The Inuyama Crustal Movement Observatory is established | Hasso, Inuyama-shi, Aichi |
| 1967 | The Microearthquake Mobile Observation Group (a collaboration with Inuyama Seismological Observatory) is established | Hasso, Inuyama-shi, Aichi |
| 1969 | The Takayama Seismological Observatory is established | Magarihora, Makigahora, Kiyomi-mura, Ono-gun, Gifu |
| 1971 | The Mikawa Crustal Movement Observatory is established | Tame-cho, Toyohashi-shi, Aichi |
| 1975 | The Regional Center for Earthquake Prediction Observation is established | Science Building E, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi |
| 1977 | The Geodetic Mobile Observation Group (a collaboration with the Regional Center for Earthquake Prediction Observation) is established |
Science Building E, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi |
| 1989 | Observatories except for the Takayama Seismic Observatory are integrated Reorganized to form the Regional Center for Earthquake and Volcano Research |
Science Building E, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi |
| 1999 | Takayama Seismic Observatory are integrated to the Center Reorganized to form the Research Center for Seismology and Volcanology |
Science Building E, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi |
| 2002 | Relocated from the Graduate School of Science to the Graduate School of Environmental Studies. The Disaster Management Office is established (university-wide Nagoya University organization) |
Science Building E, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi |
| 2003 | Reorganized to form the Research Center for Seismology, Volcanology and Disaster Mitigation. | Science Building E, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi |
| 2012 | Reorganized to form the Earthquake and Volcano Research Center. | Science Building E, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi |
