Earthquake Summit 2023

The 5th annual Earthquake Summit was held March 16, 2023 in Portageville, Missouri. This regional professional development conference brought together hundreds of attendees to learn the latest about earthquakes in the Midwest – the risk, preparedness strategies and recovery planning. Experts from across the country led sessions focused on the latest geology, best practices in earthquake planning and response, transportation technologies, school recovery, public health lessons learned, funding opportunities, and more.

2023 Agenda and Presentations

• Agenda 2023
• New Madrid Seismic Zone and Earthquake Hazards in the Central U.S.
• The Little River Drainage District
• Updated, A Wicked Problem, Consumer Research Helps Building the Foundation for Data Driven Earthquake Insurance Communications
• Missouri's New Field Operations Guide for Earthquake Evacuation
• New Rules for School Emergency Planning
• ShakeCast, A Roadmap to Faster Response and Recovery for Transportation Departments
• Using Your Earthquake Plan for Other Disasters
• How Lessons Learned Can Help Health Care and Beyond Prepare for Earthquake Risks

Previous Years

2022 Summit Agenda & Presentations

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• Presentations
  • Earthquake Hazards in the Central U.S.
  • Joint New Madrid Seismic Zone Plan: Evacuation and Mass Care
  • New Madrid Seismic Event Transportation Planning and Response Tools, Part 1
  • New Madrid Seismic Event Transportation Planning and Response Tools, Part 2
  • How St. Louis Community Organizations Support Earthquake Response and Recovery
  • Will Your Business Survive? Apply Business Continuity Principles
  • A Wicked Problem: Consumer Research Helps Build the Foundation for Data Driven Earthquake Insurance Communications
  • Missouri’s SAVE Coalition: Rapid Building Evaluations after a Disaster
  • Communicating Teamwork: Joint Information and Earthquake Response
  • University of Missouri Extension’s Resources for Emergency Readiness

2021 Webinars

• Reducing Earthquake Risk in the Classroom and Beyond  
• Missouri SAVE Coalition Webinar on Vimeo 
• FEMA P-2018: Seismic Evaluation of Older Concrete Buildings for Collapse Potential
• CUSEC Webinar: New Technologies to Support Earthquake Resilience on Vimeo

2020 Earthquake 101 Public Event

• Agenda
• Livestream

2020 Summit Agenda & Presentations

• Agenda
• Livestream
• Individual and Family Resilience in the New Madrid Seismic Zone
• Emergency Preparedness; A Business Perspective (Don Pucci)
• Emergency Preparedness; A Business Perspective (Matt Redding)
• Are Our Utilities Ready for a Major Quake? (Ken Wilmot)
• Are Our Utilities Ready for a Major Quake? (Eric Fuchs)
• Are Our Utilities Ready for a Major Quake? (Ricky King)
• School Earthquake Preparation and Post-Loss Management
• School Seismic Structural Assessment Initiative
• Including People with Disabilities in Earthquake Planning Makes Sense
• Hospital Preparedness, Response and Recovery, with Lessons Learned
• Earthquake Risk Reduction for Healthcare Facilities
• The Importance of Collaboration

2019 Summit Agenda & Presentations

• Livestream, Part 1
• Livestream, Part 2
• Livestream, Part 3
• 2019 Earthquake Summit Agenda
• The New Madrid Seismic Zone - What’s the Risk? Are We Prepared?
• Overview of Missouri & Federal Earthquake Response Plans
• Southeast Missouri Health Care Coalition Response Role
• Coalition Planning Workshop
• Safer, Stronger Smarter: A Guide to Improving School Natural Hazard Safety
• Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drill