Republican Seismic Survey Center of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences
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| Founded | September 01, 1998 |
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| Headquarters | Baku, Azerbaijan |
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Key people
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Gurban Yetirmishli (General Director) |
| Website | www.seismology.az |
Republican Seismic Survey Center is the main organization, involved in the research and study of earthquakes on the territory of Azerbaijan Republic.
The Republican Seismic Survey Center (RSSC) of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences is an institution that conducts seismic research. Located in the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan, the Center brings together researchers with expertise in the fields of seismology, geophysics, geochemistry, geodynamics and other geology based professions. The RSSC operates a network of seismic stations via satellite communication using instruments from Kinemetrics Inc. Currently, the Center's telemetry relies on 35 digital seismic stations. Five additional seismic stations are planned in the future.
As a result of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and the subsequent capture of Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding areas, the seismic stations of RSSC located in Kalbajar (opened in 1984 and destroyed on February 1, 1992), and Aghdam, Jabrayil (opened in 1981 and destroyed on June 1, 1993.) have been destroyed. The seismic stations are planned to be built in these areas if the Azerbaijani government manage to recapture Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding areas. The new seismic stations have been established on the territory of Aghdam, Fuzuli which is under the control of Azerbaijan.
Three seismic seabed stations will be set in the Azerbaijani sector of Caspian Sea for the first time in CIS. The construction of these stations will allow the most advanced research of the underground tectonic processes at the bottom of the sea, as well as the effects of these processes on oil fields and oil production.
The Republican Seismic Survey Center of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences was established in various stages. The first instrumental observations in Azerbaijan began in the early 20th century. The Nobel brothers began the initiative after a strong earthquake in Shamakhi in 1902, with the establishment of three seismic stations. With the decision of the Council of Ministers of the USSR in 1979, and by the order of National Academy of Sciences, at the Geology Institute of AMEA,
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