Usgs Earthquake Design Maps

National, state, and local government, decision makers, engineers, planners, emergency response organizations, builders, universities, and the general public require seismic hazard estimates for land use planning,. Includes california, central and eastern u.s., pacific northwest hazard maps and data. Primarily designed for use by earth scientists, engineers, and educators, this map provides a comprehensive overview of strong (magnitude [m] 5.5 and larger) earthquakes since 1900.

To narrow your search area: Feb 11, 2016 · the usgs has also incorporated seismic design parameter values assigned to individual sites into the tool. Aashto guide specifications for lrfd seismic bridge design 2009 asce 7 standard 1998 & 2002 2005 2010 international building code 2000 & 2003

Usgs earthquake hazards program, responsible for monitoring, reporting, and researching earthquakes and earthquake hazards.

See also global earthquake model (gem). To narrow your search area: Feb 11, 2016 · the usgs has also incorporated seismic design parameter values assigned to individual sites into the tool. Includes afghanistan, sumatra, state of gujarat,india.