Earthquake Research Center
KIGAM
Earthquake Research Center
The Earthquake Research Center conducts fundamental and applied research on earthquakes and earthquake hazards. Its goal is to understand the characteristics of seismic activity on the Korean Peninsula and to develop hazard mitigation technologies, thereby contributing to the reduction of social costs caused by natural disasters such as earthquakes. Major research areas include the evaluation of seismic sources and activity, analysis of the Earth's internal structure, development of seismic hazard assessment technologies, and earthquake engineering.
Major Activities
- Crustal deformation characterization in the Korean Peninsula by integrating GNSS data with viscoelastic modeling
- AI-based intraplate earthquake characterization in the Korean Peninsula
- Nationwide site classification via high-resolution geotechnical data integration
- Development of broadband strong ground motions with dynamic earthquake modeling
- Development of distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) data processing technology
