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]

• Administrative Office and Office of Policy Research (Chinese: 办公室（政策研究室）)
• Bureau of Development and Finance (Chinese: 发展与财务司)
• Bureau of Monitoring and Prediction (Chinese: 监测预报司)
• Bureau of Earthquake Damage Protection (Chinese: 震害防御司（法规司）)
• Bureau of Earthquake Emergency Response and Relief (Chinese: 震灾应急救援司)
• Bureau of Personnel, Education, Science and Technology and Bureau of International Cooperation (Chinese: 人事教育和科技司（国际合作司）)
• (Chinese Communist) Party Committee of Direct Subordinate Institutions (Chinese: 直属机关党委)
• Group of (CCP) Discipline and Surveillance, a Delegation of the Central Committee of Discipline and Surveillance (of the Chinese Communist Party) and Bureau of Surveillance (Chinese: 中央纪委驻中国地震局纪检组（监察司）)
• Office of Welfare of Retired Personnel and Retired (CCP) Party Officials (Chinese: 离退休干部办公室)

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]

Local administrations

Presently, the following provincial earthquake administrations are established:

• Beijing Earthquake Administration (北京市地震局)
• Tianjin Earthquake Administration (天津市地震局)
• Hebei Earthquake Administration (河北省地震局)
• Shanxi Earthquake Administration (山西省地震局)
• Inner Mongolia Earthquake Administration (内蒙古地震局）
• Liaoning Earthquake Administration (辽宁省地震局)
• Jining Earthquake Administration (吉林省地震局）
• Heilingjiang Earthquake Administration (黑龙江省地震局)
• Shanghai Earthquake Administration (上海市地震局)
• Jiangsu Earthquake Administration (江苏省地震局)
• Zhejiang Earthquake Administration (浙江省地震局)
• Anhui Earthquake Administration (安徽省地震局)
• Fujian Earthquake Administration (福建省地震局)
• Jiangxi Earthquake Administration (江西省地震局)
• Shandong Earthquake Administration (山东省地震局)
• Henan Earthquake Administration (河南省地震局)
• Hubei Earthquake Administration (湖北省地震局)
• Hunan Earthquake Administration (湖南省地震局)
• Guangdong Earthquake Administration (广东省地震局)
• Guangxi Earthquake Administration (广西省地震局)
• Hainan Earthquake Administration (海南省地震局)
• Chongqing Earthquake Administration (重庆市地震局)
• Sichuan Earthquake Administration (四川省地震局)
• Guizhou Earthquake Administration (贵州省地震局)
• Yunnan Earthquake Administration (云南省地震局)
• Tibet Earthquake Administration (西藏自治区地震局)
• Shaanxi Earthquake Administration (陕西省地震局)
• Gansu Earthquake Administration (甘肃省地震局)
• Qinghai Earthquake Administration (青海省地震局)
• Ningxia Earthquake Administration (宁夏自治区地震局)
• Xinjiang Earthquake Administration (新疆自治区地震局)

See also

• Tectonic summary of Qinghai Province

References

External links

• "Portal of China Earthquake Administration (CEA Portal)" (in Chinese).  Official CEA Web site.

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