Earthquake Hazard

Hazard Maps and Calculations

• Hazard Calculators - Determine seismic hazard at your site
• Simplified seismic hazard map of Canada, the provinces and territories
• 2015 National Building Code of Canada seismic hazard maps
• Background information on seismic hazard calculations
• Why earthquake risk assessments are important!
• 2010 National Building Code of Canada seismic hazard maps
• 2005 National Building Code of Canada seismic hazard maps
• 1985/1995 National Building Code of Canada seismic hazard maps
• The National Building Code of Canada is available from the National Research Council of Canada

What can you do to prepare for an earthquake?

• Preparing for Earthquakes

Seismic Hazard related publications and links

• 10th Canadian and 9th US National Conference on Earthquake Engineering
  (Toronto, Canada, July 25-29, 2010) 11 papers presented.
• Seismic hazard related scientific publications
• Global seismic hazard assessment program (GSHAP) Earthquakes Canada contributes to this international endeavor to promote a regionally coordinated, homogeneous approach to seismic hazard evaluation.