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HAZUS-MH Estimated Annualized Earthquake Losses for the United States

Recent earthquakes around the world show a pattern of steadily increasing damages and losses that are due primarily to two factors: 1) significant growth in earthquake-prone urban areas and 2) vulnerability of the older building stock, including buildings constructed within the past 20 years. This publication, FEMA 366: HAZUS-MH Estimated Annualized Earthquake Losses for the United States highlights the impacts of both high risk and high exposure on losses caused by earthquakes. It is based on loss estimates generated by HAZUS-MH. The HAZUS tool provides a method for quantifying future earthquake losses. The objective of this study is to assess levels of seismic risk in the United States using HAZUS-MH and nationwide data. The analysis computes two inter-related metrics to characterize earthquake risk: Annualized Earthquake Loss (AEL) and the Annualized Earthquake Loss Ratio (AELR).

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Resource Type:	Document / Report
Audience Categories:	Businesses / Professionals Educational Institutes and Professionals Floodplain Managers Design and Construction Industry Scientific and Research Organizations / Institutions Hazard Mitigation Officers State, Local and Tribal Representatives Emergency Personnel and Managers Federal Agencies Planners FEMA Regions Historic Preservation / Environmental Mapping Professionals
Hazard Types:	Earthquake
Subjects:	Public Outreach and Education Infrastructure Design Risk Assessment Emergency Planning Emergency Response Post-Disaster Recovery Emergency Preparedness Model Codes and Ordinances Mapping and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Mitigation Strategies and Techniques Building Design Policy Mitigation Planning
Program:	Map Mod - Flood Map Modernization
Last Update Date:	03/02/2012 01:33 PM

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