Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Participation Policy and Roles and Responsibilities

Detailed Description
This document establishes the policy of the U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) Earthquake Hazards Program
(EHP) governing participation in the Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS).
The Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act (P.L. 95–124 as amended) gives the USGS the Federal responsibility for
providing notifications of earthquakes and its reauthorization in 2000 established the ANSS to modernize and
expand the Nation’s seismic monitoring infrastructure to provide accurate and timely data and information
products for seismic events, including their effects on buildings and structures, employing modern monitoring
methods and technologies.
Sources/Usage
Public Domain.