Earthquake
Each RMS earthquake model provides comprehensive coverage of seismically active regions across the globe, incorporating the latest research and science to give you the most informed view of earthquake risk.
Advanced Science and Data
RMS earthquake modeling integrates learnings from recent and historical events, the latest earthquake science, location-specific geologic conditions, and engineering research on building performance from around the world to deliver valuable earthquake risk insights.
Informed Decision-Making
RMS earthquake models provide assessment of risk at timescales most applicable to (re)insurance applications.
Capital Requirements
Extensive stochastic event sets capture the full range of potential earthquakes to produce a comprehensive representation of events at key return periods including tail risk events.
Exposure Management
Evaluate potential hot spots and drivers of risk in earthquake portfolios for effective risk differentiation strategies.
Model Features
RMS earthquake models provide you with the information you need to understand, evaluate, and manage earthquake risk in regions around the world.
Regional and Country Earthquake Models
Spotlight
RMS Liquefaction Update
The new and advanced approach to modeling liquefaction, a high-gradient hazard, gives more confidence to underwriters in pricing the risk from ground-related damage, location by location, and to portfolio managers in managing risk accumulations in areas prone to liquefaction.
Related Products
The RMS earthquake model and related data are included in several RMS products – each tailored to serve different use cases.
What Makes RMS Earthquake Models Different?
Resources
New Zealand Earthquake: How the Last Decade Has Changed Everything
Go back to this time 10 years ago and earthquake risk in New Zealand was a relatively low priority for the global (re)insurance industry; a decade later, and this perspective has certainly changed. Insured losses of around NZ$40 billion (US$24.1 billion) came from the 2010-2011 Canterbury Earthquake Sequence (CES) and the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake; the former is the world’s second largest earthquake insured loss. These events had a considerable impact across…
Newcastle: Thirtieth Anniversary of Australia’s Largest Earthquake Loss. But What If…?
Over the past 15 years, we have witnessed some of the world’s largest possible recorded earthquakes that have had catastrophic impacts around the globe. But, looking back 30 years to 1989, we saw two smaller, but still significant earthquakes. The first was the M6.9 Loma Prieta event that hit the San Francisco Bay Area in October, an earthquake that is familiar to many due to its proximity to the city, and its level of destruction. However,…
Nine Years After Darfield: When an Earthquake Drives a New Model – Part Two
The Liquefaction Model The 2010 M7.1 Darfield earthquake in New Zealand started a sequence of events – the Canterbury Earthquake Sequence (CES), that propagated eastward in the Canterbury region over several years. Since the City of Christchurch is built on alluvial sediments where the water table is very shallow, several of the larger events created widespread liquefaction within the city and surrounding areas. Such ground deformations caused a significant…
Northridge Earthquake Today Could Cost Insurers $20B: RMS
An earthquake like 1994’s Northridge, California quake could cause $20 billion in insured losses today, catastrophe modeling firm RMS said last week. In spite of the fact that many structural advancements have been made since 1994, a similar 6.7 earthquake today would cause total insured losses of $16-$24 billion.
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