China Earthquake Administration

The China Earthquake Administration (CEA), (simplified Chinese: 中国地震局; traditional Chinese: 中國地震局; pinyin: Zhōngguó dìzhèn jú) is mandated by the Law of the People's Republic of China on Protecting Against and Mitigating Earthquake Disasters of PRC to enforce the earthquake administration in the nation under the administration of State Council of the People's Republic of China.[1][2]

Some English text use the name Chinese Seismic Bureau (CSB). In older text, it was also referred to by its former name, National Earthquake Bureau (NEB) or National Seismic Bureau (NSB).

Bureaus

CEA presently has nine bureaus, two of which directly under the control of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).[3]

Establishment of the CEA

As a country stricken by 2 of top 10 world's most fatal earthquakes before the creation of CEA, China's first seismic monitoring stations were set up under the Chinese Academy of Sciences. An national Office of Earthquake Matters[4] was created under joint administration of the National Science and Technology Commission[5] and Chinese Academy of Sciences after the 1966 Xingtai earthquake. A Central Task Force of Earthquakes (of the Chinese Communist Party)[6] was created the day after a M7.4 earthquake struck Bohai Bay on July 18, 1969.

In 1971, the State Council decided to create the National Earthquake Bureau (CNEB), predecessor to CEA, to replace the "Central Task Force". The State Council initially delegated administration of the CNEB to the Chinese Academy of Sciences. CNEB became directly administrated by the State Councile in 1975.

Following the recommendation from the CNEB, each province, autonomous regions and centrally administrated municipalities in PRC has established its own earthquake bureau since 1977. In 1985, these local bureaus were placed under dual leadership of the local government and the national bureau.[7]

CNEB was renamed CEA in 1998.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "China Earthquake Administration". Retrieved 2008-09-20.
  2. 1 2 "Introduction to CEA (中国地震局:机构简介)" (in Chinese). Retrieved 2008-09-21.
  3. ↑ "Introduction to CEA: Offices (中国地震局:机构简介：内设机构)" (in Chinese). Retrieved 2008-09-21.
  4. ↑ Chinese: 地震办公室
  5. ↑ Chinese: 国家科学技术委员会
  6. ↑ Chinese: 中央地震工作小组
  7. ↑ "Introduction to CEA: History (中国地震局:机构简介：历史沿革)" (in Chinese). Retrieved 2008-09-21.

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