![]() The values of seismic hazard and risk in this map do not constitute an alternative nor do they replace building actions defined in national building codes or earthquake risk estimates derived nationally. The information included in this map must not be used for the design of earthquake-resistant structures or to support any important decisions involving human life, capital and movable and immovable properties. ![]() This map is an informational product created by the GEM Foundation for public dissemination purposes. A complete list of the contributors can be found at /gem. These key contributions are profoundly acknowledged. None of this would have been possible without the extensive support of all GEM Secretariat staff. The creation of this map would not have been possible without the support provided by several public and private organisations during GEM’s second working programme (2014-2018). This map is the result of a collaborative effort and extensively relies on the enthusiasm and commitment of various organisations to openly share and collaborate. This work is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA). Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Seismic Risk Map (version 2018.1), DOI: 10.13117/GEM-GLOBAL-SEISMIC-RISK-MAP- 2018. Additional hazard and risk metrics for each country can be explored at /gem. Releases of updated versions of the seismic risk map are anticipated on a regular basis. The GEM Risk Map is intended to be a dynamic product, such that it may be updated when new datasets and models become available. Due to possible model limitations, regions portrayed with low risk may still experience potentially damaging earthquakes. These global maps and the underlying databases are based on best available and publicly accessible datasets and models. The seismic hazard, exposure and vulnerability models employed in these calculations were provided by national institutions, or developed within the scope of regional programs or bilateral collaborations. The average annual losses were computed using the event-based calculator of the OpenQuake engine, an open-source software for seismic hazard and risk analysis developed by the GEM Foundation. The average annual losses and number of buildings are presented on a hexagonal grid, with a spacing of 0.30 x 0.34 decimal degrees (approximately 1,000 km2 at the equator). ![]() The results for human losses do not consider indirect fatalities such as those from post-earthquake epidemics. The Global Seismic Fatalities Map depicts an estimate of average annual human losses due to earthquake-induced structural collapse of buildings. The Global Exposure Map depicts the geographic distribution of residential, commercial and industrial buildings. ![]() ![]() The Global Seismic Hazard Map depicts the geographic distribution of the Peak Ground Acceleration (PGA) with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, computed for reference rock conditions (shear wave velocity of 760-800 m/s). The loss estimates are from direct physical damage to buildings due to shaking, and thus damage to infrastructure or indirect losses due to business interruption are not included. It does not consider the effects of tsunamis, liquefaction, landslides, and fires following earthquakes. The normalised metric allows a direct comparison of the risk between countries with widely different construction costs. The main map presents the geographic distribution of average annual loss (USD) normalised by the average construction costs of the respective country (USD/m2) due to ground shaking in the residential, commercial and industrial building stock, considering contents, structural and non-structural components. The Global Seismic Risk Map (v2018.1) comprises four global maps. ![]()
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