The
West Tennessee Seismic Safety Commission (WTSSC) has been tasked to
initiate, with the assistance of state, federal, and local government agencies,
a comprehensive program to prepare the state for responding to a major earthquake.
WTSSC is a twelve (12) member board appointed as follows: two (2)
members chosen by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, two (2) members
chosen by the Speaker of the Senate and eight (8) members appointed by the
governor. The WTSSC represent the following professional areas:
architecture, fire protection, public utilities, engineering, geology or
seismology, local government, insurance, business, emergency health services,
nonprofit emergency assistance, local education and emergency management.
The West Tennessee Seismic Safety Commission (WTSSC) was created through the
Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 58, Section 4. The Center for Earthquake
Research and Information (CERI) at the University of Memphis (created by
Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-8-602) is authorized to and directed to
provide any information or services requested by the commission to achieve its
goals.
Information on the 5.2 Mag earthquake near Mt. Carmel IL. is available here.
Click for Biographies Elaine M. Clyburn Clifford M. DeBerry E. Scott Fleming Theodore C. Fox Richard Holliday Stephen Horton Janice Millsaps Barry W. Moore Franklin Smith Kevin Brent Stan Weinrich
WTSSC meetings are open to the public and time is set aside for everyone to meet each other.
WEST TENNESSEE SEISMIC SAFETY COMMISSION FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE:June 15, 2009 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Patterson @ 678-5264 WEST TN SEISMIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETS Monday, July 13, 2009, 1:00 - 3:00 pm The West Tennessee Seismic Safety Commission will hold a business meeting on July 13, 2009, 1:00 - 3:00 pm, at Pickwick Inn, Pickwick State Park in Pickwick Dam, TN.The public is invited. The West Tennessee Seismic Safety Commission is a twelve (12) member board, appointed as follows: two (2) members chosen by the speaker of the house of representatives, two (2) members chosen by the speaker of the senate and eight (8) members appointed by the governor. The members shall include persons who represent the following professional areas: architecture, fire protection, public utilities, engineering, geology or seismology, local government, insurance, business, emergency health services, nonprofit emergency assistance, local education and emergency management.The commission shall initiate, with the assistance and participation of other state, federal and local government agencies, a comprehensive program to prepare the state for responding to a major earthquake. For directions, special accommodations, or additional information, please contact Gary Patterson at 901-678-5264 or Bev Cook at 901-678-5561.
Gen. Bassham of TEMA and WTSSC announce winners of Earthquake Awareness Week 2009 Poster Contest.
Commissioner Ted Fox (Left) being honored by Commission Chair Barry Moore (Right) for his previous tenure as WTSSC Chair.
The West Tennessee Seismic Safety Commission would like to thank Commissioner Ted Fox for his dedication and commitment. Commissioner Fox has served as Commission Chair for the past year and was the founding chair. Thank you Commissioner Fox for everything you have done.
Meeting Information: Beverly Cook Government Relations University of Memphis 322 Administration Bldg. Memphis, TN 38152 (901) 678-5561 Office (901) 678-0863 Fax
becook@memphis.edu
Technical Information: Gary Patterson, Geologist Information Services Director Center for Earthquake Research and Information The University of Memphis (901) 678-5264 Office (901) 678-4734 Fax www.ceri.memphis.edu
glpttrsn@memphis.edu
This map of the New Madrid and Wabash seismic zones shows earthquakes as circles. Red circles indicate earthquakes that occurred from 1974 to 2002 with magnitudes larger than 2.5 located using modern instruments (University of Memphis). Green circles denote earthquakes that occurred priror to 1974 (USGS Professional Paper 1527). Larger earthquakes are represented by larger circles. Source USGS Fact Sheet 2006-3125 January 2007.
