Comprehensive View of Seismic Hazard for the United States
The RMS U.S. Earthquake Model is part of the RMS North America Earthquake Models suite which offer seamless seismic source coverage across the U.S., Canada and Mexico. For the RMS U.S. Earthquake Model, this allows users to assess seismic events outside the U.S. border that have the potential to cause losses to a U.S. portfolio. This provides a more complete view of events impacting exposure within the country along with efficient rollup of multi-national portfolios.
Latest View of Hazard
RMS U.S. earthquake modeling includes the latest data from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 2014 National Seismic Hazard Mapping Project (NSHMP), including data from the third Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast (UCERF3), the 2013 USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database for Alaska, and the latest source information for Hawaii.
Analysis of Liquefaction Risk
RMS invested significant resources to understand the major effects of liquefaction from the 2010-2011 Canterbury Earthquake Sequence in New Zealand. Using billions of dollars of claims data from these events in New Zealand, RMS has transferred its knowledge to develop a new probabilistic liquefaction model that covers all of North America, including the United States.
High-Resolution Amplification Model
High-resolution amplification model used in U.S. Earthquake modeling reflects the latest ground motion prediction equations, incorporating new science to better differentiate risk based on local site conditions as well as detailed basin amplification models of key areas.
U.S. Earthquake Model
Comprehensive, high-resolution U.S. earthquake modeling, incorporating the latest science.
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