New Comprehensive Report on Impact of Earthquakes

(2008-09-12 23:48:00.0)

The Mid-America Earthquake (MAE) Center at the University of Illinois announces the release of its report entitled Impact of Earthquakes on the Central USA. The report is the outcome of one of the largest and most comprehensive earthquake consequence assessment projects funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The report contains earthquake impact assessments for the 8 central US (CUSEC) states, and lists damage and other consequences to the built environment as well as social and economic impacts. The earthquake scenarios used represent the New Madrid, the Wabash Valley and the East Tennessee seismic zones. The analysis employs new and more reliable hazard and inventory data that has not been used before. The project is managed by the US Army Corps of Engineers' Construction Engineering Research Laboratory, and the work was undertaken in partnership with the Institute for Crisis, Disaster and Risk Management at the George Washington University, with contributions for the 8 State Geological Surveys, IEM, FEMA, US Geological Survey and CUSEC. The report is available for download at http://mae.ce.uiuc.edu/. Bound paper and CD copies are available from Jessica Vlna, Program Coordinator, email: vlna@ illinois.edu .