The United States Embassy to Uzbekistan represented by Charge d'affaires Paul Poletes on December 14 delivered approximately 1,000 kg of seismic exploration equipment to the Republican Center of Seismic Forecasting Monitoring (RCSFM) under the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Uzbekistan.
The RCSFM jointly with the University of California in San Diego (UCSD) and the Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) is to install a permanent seismic station at the Karasai district in Jizzakh in the coming months.
The seismic monitoring station is a joint project by the U.S. Department of State and the NSF, which will support ongoing data collection and maintenance. UCSD/NSF will also assist with site preparation and the installation to house seismic recording equipment at the Karasai site and provide training for the station’s use and upkeep.
The United States is also actively developing seismology education in Uzbekistan. The country's diplomatic mission in the Central Asian republic has supported a memorandum of understanding between the National University of Uzbekistan (NUU) and Michigan State University (MSU). The document envisages conducting virtual pieces of training on seismology. Separately, the embassy helped arrange seismic hazard training for students with experts in seismic hazard mitigation. The two universities have also collaborated on planning for a seismic education station.
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