| Abstract: | This report documents the results of an initial analysis of population and business exposure to scenario earthquakes in Washington. This analysis was conducted to support the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Pacific Northwest Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project (MHDP) and an ongoing collaboration between the State of Washington Emergency Management Division (WEMD) and the USGS on earthquake hazards and vulnerability topics. This report was developed to help WEMD meet internal planning needs. A subsequent report will provide analysis to the community level.
The objective of this project was to use scenario ground-motion hazard maps to estimate population and business exposure to twenty Washington earthquakes. In consultation with the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and the Washington Division of Geology and Natural Resources, the twenty scenario earthquakes were selected by WEMD (fig. 1). Hazard maps were then produced by the USGS and placed in the USGS ShakeMap archive. |
| Genre: | USGS Numbered Series |
| ProdID: | 99030 |
| Citation Author: | Wood, Nathan; Ratliff, Jamie |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Western Geographic Science Center |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | v, 13 p. |
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| Citation Public Comments: | In cooperation with the State of Washington Military Department Emergency Management Division |
| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Citation Series: | Open-File Report |
| Citation Series Code: | OFR |
| Citation Series Number: | 2011-1016 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Population and business exposure to twenty scenario earthquakes in the State of Washington; 2011; OFR; 2011-1016; Wood, Nathan; Ratliff, Jamie |
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| Citation Year: | 2011 |
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| Text: | Population and business exposure to twenty scenario earthquakes in the State of Washington; 2011; OFR; 2011-1016; Wood, Nathan; Ratliff, Jamie |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/ofr_2011_1016.gif |
| URL (INDEX PAGE): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1016/ |
| Date Other: | Tue, 8 Feb 2011 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
