Abstract
Over the last few decades, communication about seismic hazard and risk has drastically changed and improved, thanks in part to technological innovations and scientific advances. These have made it possible not only to improve our knowledge of earthquakes and calculate the probability of these events, which cannot be predicted with any accuracy, but also to make this information available to a large number of people through communication technologies. To this end, various communication products have been developed that together contribute to a dynamic communication framework providing relevant, available information throughout the disaster management cycle. Such products include, among others, long-term forecasts, short-term forecasts, earthquake early warning, rapid earthquake information, and rapid impact assessments. In addition to assessing the products' technical value, it is important to involve societal stakeholders in their design to ensure a successful translation from science to practice and to develop effective communication products.