Abstract:
Seismic standards constitute an important technical foundation for the governance system and capacity of earthquake prevention and disaster reduction. Addressing the lack of systematic quantitative analysis in existing research on the latest landscape of seismic standardization against the backdrop of high-quality development, this study takes 286 effective seismic standards as of the end of July 2026 as its research object. Employing statistical analysis and comparative research methods, it systematically examines the current status and distribution characteristics of China’s seismic standard across three dimensions: hierarchical structure, temporal evolution, and technical domains. The paper elaborates the positioning and roles of four hierarchical levels: national standards, industry standards, local standards, and group standards, and reviews the achievements in standard development across four major domains: basic and general standards, monitoring and forecasting, seismic hazard prevention, and emergency (rescue). Building on this analysis, it identifies the persistent challenges in current seismic standardization, including imbalanced distribution across standard levels and domains, lagging updates to the top-level master system framework, insufficient supply of standards in emerging fields, low effectiveness of standard implementation, weak support from standardization professionals, and the need for further improvement in internationalization. In response, the paper proposes countermeasures and recommendations concerning improving the top-level design of the standard system, optimizing the standard structure, strengthening standard implementation, enhancing talent cultivation, and elevating the level of internationalization, with a view to providing a reference for the development of seismic standardization in the new era.