Earthquakes: Risk, Monitoring, Notification, and Research

Abstract

Close to 75 million people in 39 states face some risk from earthquakes. Seismic hazards are greatest in the western United States, particularly California, Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and Hawaii. The Rocky Mountain region, a portion of the central United States known as the New Madrid Seismic Zone, and portions of the eastern seaboard, particularly South Carolina, also have a relatively high earthquake hazard. Compared to the loss of life in other countries, relatively few Americans have died as a result of earthquakes over the past 100 years. The United States, however, faces the possibility of large economic losses from earthquakedamaged buildings and infrastructure.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 19, 2008
Accession Number
ADA483581

Entities

People

  • Peter Folger

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • California
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Disasters
  • Earth Sciences
  • Earthquakes
  • Emergency Response
  • Engineering
  • Geography
  • Measurement
  • New York
  • North America
  • Seismic Waves
  • Seismology
  • South Carolina
  • Stations
  • United States
  • Urban Areas

Fields of Study

  • Geology

Readers

  • Economics
  • Hydrologic Risk Analysis and Mitigation.
  • Seismology