Standing masonry buildings in Kathmandu suggest that shaking was not amplified in the valley sediments surrounding Kathmandu
How do I get earthquake hazard maps for locations outside of the U.S.?
The USGS has seismic hazard maps for the US, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico & U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam & Marianas and Samoa & Pacific Islands. In addition, we have created some other Foreign Hazard Maps for Afghanistan, Haiti, South America, Southeast Asia and the State of Gujarat, India.
For more information about hazard maps for other locations outside of the U.S. visit the GEM (Global Earthquake Model) Foundation website. GEM is a non-profit, public-private partnership that generates seismic hazard maps for the globe by using seismic hazard models from countries that develop their own (including USGS models) and then by filling in the missing areas with their own models. This page lists the countries that have developed their own models that GEM uses. This page shows a map of those model boundaries.
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Standing masonry buildings in Kathmandu suggest that shaking was not amplified in the valley sediments surrounding Kathmandu

The May 12, 2008, Great Sichuan Earthquake, also called the Wenchuan Earthquake, occurred at 14:28 local time, in Sichuan Province, China. The earthquake magnitudes were Mw = 7.9 (USGS), Ms = 8.0 (Chinese Earthquake Administration). The epicenter was 80 km west-northwest of Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan province.
The May 12, 2008, Great Sichuan Earthquake, also called the Wenchuan Earthquake, occurred at 14:28 local time, in Sichuan Province, China. The earthquake magnitudes were Mw = 7.9 (USGS), Ms = 8.0 (Chinese Earthquake Administration). The epicenter was 80 km west-northwest of Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan province.
The 12 May 2008 earthquake was strong enough to pull apart this road in China.
The 12 May 2008 earthquake was strong enough to pull apart this road in China.
Damage to a village house. Longxingcun.
Damage to a village house. Longxingcun.
A masonry building in the downtown part of Concepcion, Chile partially collapsed as a result of the M 8.8 earthquake on Feb. 27, 2010. Most modern buildings in Concepcion were undamaged during the earthquake due to the city's adoption of adequate building standards. However, many masonry buildings such as this one were heavily damaged.
A masonry building in the downtown part of Concepcion, Chile partially collapsed as a result of the M 8.8 earthquake on Feb. 27, 2010. Most modern buildings in Concepcion were undamaged during the earthquake due to the city's adoption of adequate building standards. However, many masonry buildings such as this one were heavily damaged.
United States Geological Survey (USGS) Natural Hazards Response
Seismic hazard maps of Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America
The USGS Earthquake Hazards Program - investing in a safer future
ANSS-Advanced National Seismic System
NEIC; the National Earthquake Information Center
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What is a seismic zone, or seismic hazard zone?
What is seismic hazard? What is a seismic hazard map? How are they made? How are they used? Why are there different maps, and which one should I use?
What are the earthquake hazards/risks where I live?
How will my house hold up in an earthquake? Can the USGS send someone out to evaluate my property?
How do I decide whether or not to get earthquake insurance?
How do earthquakes affect buildings?
What is the likelihood of a large earthquake at location X? Is it safe to go to X since they've been having a lot of earthquakes lately?
What is the probability that an earthquake is a foreshock to a larger earthquake?
What is the probability that an earthquake will occur in the Los Angeles Area? In the San Francisco Bay area?
What is the difference between earthquake early warning, earthquake forecasts, earthquake probabilities, and earthquake prediction?
Can the National Seismic Hazard Maps be used as an earthquake forecast tool for the near future?
How are engineers working to make roads and buildings safer?
Standing masonry buildings in Kathmandu suggest that shaking was not amplified in the valley sediments surrounding Kathmandu
Standing masonry buildings in Kathmandu suggest that shaking was not amplified in the valley sediments surrounding Kathmandu

The May 12, 2008, Great Sichuan Earthquake, also called the Wenchuan Earthquake, occurred at 14:28 local time, in Sichuan Province, China. The earthquake magnitudes were Mw = 7.9 (USGS), Ms = 8.0 (Chinese Earthquake Administration). The epicenter was 80 km west-northwest of Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan province.
The May 12, 2008, Great Sichuan Earthquake, also called the Wenchuan Earthquake, occurred at 14:28 local time, in Sichuan Province, China. The earthquake magnitudes were Mw = 7.9 (USGS), Ms = 8.0 (Chinese Earthquake Administration). The epicenter was 80 km west-northwest of Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan province.
The 12 May 2008 earthquake was strong enough to pull apart this road in China.
The 12 May 2008 earthquake was strong enough to pull apart this road in China.
Damage to a village house. Longxingcun.
Damage to a village house. Longxingcun.
A masonry building in the downtown part of Concepcion, Chile partially collapsed as a result of the M 8.8 earthquake on Feb. 27, 2010. Most modern buildings in Concepcion were undamaged during the earthquake due to the city's adoption of adequate building standards. However, many masonry buildings such as this one were heavily damaged.
A masonry building in the downtown part of Concepcion, Chile partially collapsed as a result of the M 8.8 earthquake on Feb. 27, 2010. Most modern buildings in Concepcion were undamaged during the earthquake due to the city's adoption of adequate building standards. However, many masonry buildings such as this one were heavily damaged.