Eucentre is a no profit Foundation launched by the Department of Civil Defence of the National Institut of Geophysics and Volcanology, University of Pavia and University Institute of Higher Studies of Pavia, with the aim of promoting, sustaining and overseeing training and research in the field of the reduction of sismic risk, through the Developement of applied research in the field of sismic engineering and the Development of activities useful for the definition of specific public guidelines