About GEM

Over half a million people died in the last decade due to earthquakes and tsunamis, most of these in the developing world, where the risk is increasing due to rapid population growth and urbanization. But in many earthquake-prone regions no hazard models exist, and even where models do exist, they are inaccessible. Better risk awareness can reduce the toll that earthquakes take by leading to better construction, improved emergency response, and greater access to insurance.

The Global Science Forum of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has called for the development of global, open-source risk assessment. In response to this need, the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) will provide an authoritative standard for calculating and communicating earthquake risk.

Download the GEM Booklet below (suitable for double sided printing)