ðə sˌaɪzməlˈɑːdʒɪkəl sˈɛntɚ ʌvðə sˈɛntɹəl wˈɛðɚɹ ɐdmˌɪnɪstɹˈeɪʃən wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn, wɪð ɐ mˈɪʃən tə mˈɑːnɪɾɚ sˈaɪzmɪk æktˈɪvᵻɾi ɪn ænd ɚɹˈaʊnd ðɪ ˈaɪlənd, pˈʌblɪʃ ɹᵻpˈoːɹts ˌɔn sɪɡnˈɪfɪkənt ˈɜːθkweɪks, stˈʌdi ˈɜːθkweɪk pɹɪkˈɜːsɚ fɪnˈɑːmɪnə, ˈɪʃuː tsuːnˈɑːmi wˈɔːɹnɪŋz wˌɛɹ ɐpɹˈoʊpɹɪət, ænd pɹəvˈaɪd ˌɪnfɚmˈeɪʃən tə ðə pˈʌblɪk ʌv ˈɜːθkweɪk pɹɪkˈɔːʃənz.
The Seismological Center () of the Central Weather Administration was founded in 1989, with a mission to monitor seismic activity in and around the island, publish reports on significant earthquakes, study earthquake precursor phenomena, issue tsunami warnings where appropriate, and provide information to the public of earthquake precautions.