INQUA Scale

INQUA TERPRO - Focus Group onPaleoseismology and ActiveTectonics

INQUA (International Union for Quaternary Research) since 80 years is an international organization for all scientists dealing with Quaternary and Environmental Geology. The structure of INQUA comprehends 5 Commissions, including the Commission on Terrestrial Processes, Deposits and History (TERPRO).
The Focus Group on Paleoseismology and Active Tectonics operates in the frame of INQUA TERPRO (Terrestrial Processes). It aims at promoting studies focused on the effects induced by strong earthquakes on natural environment. It is represented by a network of experts that promotes scientific exchanges in this research area.
The structure is composed by a President and two Vice Presidents. The Scientific Secretary is based at the Spanish Geological Survey.
For further information, go to the official site of the Focus Group.
Other information  are available at the site paleoseismicity.org

Links

• Memorie Descrittive della Carta Geologica d'Italia, vol. LXXIV: Intensity Scale ESI 2007
  
• International Union for Quaternary Research official website (INQUA)
• Terrestrial Commission on Terrestrial Processes, Deposits and History official website (TERPRO)