Risk Data Suite Earthquake Bundle
Analyze properties for ground shaking (earthquake) risks
Benefits:
- Determine the fault zone for a potential residential property in online underwriting applications.
- Determine the historical 5-mile earthquake range for millions of residential properties.
- Visually inspect potential commercial property locations for proximity to fault lines (in conjunction with mapping tools).
- Dynamically buffer the fault data for Enterprise operational applications
Applications:
- Straight-through-processing for underwriting
- Present property exposure information to brokers & agents
- Determine regional line limits
- Used with mapping tools, generate maps of the closest properties for visual inspection
Case Scenarios:
Underwriting can determine the maximum earthquake exposure for a specific zip code or by insurer rating territory. Using this information, risk exposure can be passed on to decision-makers to determine if additional policies can be written or added to an area.
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Fault Lines and Fault Zones
The Fault Line layer contains the location of the Fault Lines for the U.S. This information from the USGS can be used to calculate distance to a fault. This data bundle also includes a Fault Zone layer. This layer contains a 1/4 mile buffer around each Fault Line that provides the ability to perform point-in-polygon analysis to determine if an address is within range of a fault.
Earthquake Epicenters
Earthquake data is a historical record of earthquakes recorded between 1492 and present day from the USGS. Data is currently provided at the U.S. level using geographic information systems technology with up-to-date information from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and the National Earthquake Information Center’s (NEIC) Earthquake Hazards Program.
Alquist-Priolo Fault Zones
The Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Act was passed in 1972 to mitigate the hazard of surface faulting to structures for human occupancy. It’s main purpose is to prevent the construction of buildings used for human occupancy on the surface trace of active faults. The Act only addresses the hazard of surface fault rupture and is not directed toward other earthquake hazards.
Our products are designed to work within a wide variety of existing technical environments.
Supported Data Formats: TAB, Centrus (GSB/GSA)