# INTERNATIONAL SEISMOLOGICAL CENTRE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1188971
- **Other names:** ISC
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** April 8, 2020
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1188971


## Contact

- **Address:** INTERNATIONAL SEISMOLOGICAL CENTRE, PIPERS LANE, THATCHAM, Berkshire
- **Postcode:** RG19 4NS
- **Phone:** 01635861022
- **Email:** admin@isc.ac.uk
- **Website:** isc.ac.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECT OF THE ISC IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE ABOUT EARTHQUAKES WORLDWIDE AND THE STRUCTURE OF THE EARTH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE GLOBAL COLLECTION, COLLATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA ON SEISMIC EVENTS, AND THE PUBLICATION OF THE OUTCOME OF SUCH RESEARCH.

**Activities:** The ISC produces the definitive long-term record of earthquake parameters worldwide (1904-present). We collect parametric data from ~150 seismic networks around the world. Here in UK, we integrate this information into our database and analyse the data together to offer the best possible solution for each individual earthquake. Our data are then made openly available to all interested parties.




## Classification

- **How:** Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Education/training
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £1592075 | £1046698 | £1889046 | 19 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £915118 | £914130 | £1352647 | 18 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £907328 | £868441 | £1355497 | 18 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £944054 | £895066 | £1300387 | 17 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £1261331 | £0 | £1261331 | 0 |



## Trustees

- Adrienne Moseley — appointed July 13, 2023
- Dr John Michael Kendall — appointed April 13, 2021
- Dr Marcelo Belentani de Bianchi — appointed Sept. 1, 2025
- Dr Martin Vallee — appointed July 13, 2023
- Dr Paula Jacoba KOELEMEIJER — appointed Sept. 1, 2025
- Dr Yanru An — appointed June 21, 2021
- Dr Youssef Timoulali — appointed Sept. 1, 2025
- Johannes Schweitzer — appointed April 8, 2020