Centre for Earthquake Studies
| Established | 8 October 2005 |
|---|---|
| Research type | Scientific research and education on natural vibration and seismology |
| Budget | Federally funded |
Field of research | Fundamental science (Geophysics, supercomputing, geoscience) |
| Director | Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ali Shah |
Emeritus scientist | Ahsan Mubarak Qasim Jan |
| Location | Islamabad, Pakistan |
Operating agency | Quaid-e-Azam University |
| Website | www.ncp.edu/ces.php |
The Centre for Earthquake Studies (CES) (Urdu: دانشگاہ برائے تحقیق و مطالعہِ زلزالیات) is a federally funded research institute and national laboratory dedicated to the advancement in understanding of natural vibration, seismology, and yield-based energy measurement of seismic waves.
The CES was established through federal funding as a direct response to the devastating 2005 Kashmir earthquake in order to understand earthquakes and provide scientific prediction of quakes to improve earthquake preparedness. The CES is the only national site in Pakistan working on earthquake precursors.
The national laboratory is headquartered in the campus area of the National Centre for Physics (NCP) and conducts mathematical research in earth sciences, in close coordination with the NCP.