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Available Seismic Hazard and Risk Models and Datasets
The gallery or list will show the region, country, or territory that currently has GEM seismic hazard and exposure models based on your search input.

By selecting a region in the global map below, a table will appear to quickly take you to the available resources in that region. You can also use the Search box to look up any specific region, country or territory.














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Afghanistan | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Africa | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Alaska | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Albania | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Algeria | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
American Samoa | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Andorra | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Angola | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Anguilla | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Antigua and Barbuda | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Arabia | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Argentina | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Armenia | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Aruba | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Australia | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Austria | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Azerbaijan | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Bahamas | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Bahrain | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Bangladesh | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Barbados | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Belarus | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Belgium | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Belize | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Benin | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Bhutan | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Bolivia | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Botswana | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Brazil | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
British Virgin Islands | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Brunei | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Bulgaria | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Burkina Faso | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Burundi | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Cambodia | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Cameroon | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Canada | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Cape Verde | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Caribbean Central America | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Cayman Islands | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Central African Republic | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Central Asia | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Chad | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Chile | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
China | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Colombia | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Comoros | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Congo | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Conterminous US | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Cook Islands | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Costa Rica | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Croatia | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Cuba | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Cyprus | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Czechia | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Denmark | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Djibouti | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Dominica | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Dominican Republic | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
East Asia | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Ecuador | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Egypt | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
El Salvador | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Equatorial Guinea | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Eritrea | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Estonia | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Eswatini | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Ethiopia | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Europe | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Fiji | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Finland | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
France | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
French Guiana | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Gabon | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Gambia | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Georgia | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Germany | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Ghana | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Gibraltar | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Greece | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Grenada | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Guadeloupe | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Guam | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Guatemala | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Guinea | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Guinea Bissau | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Guyana | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Haiti | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Hawaii | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Honduras | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Hong Kong | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Hungary | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Iceland | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
India | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Indonesia | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Iran | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Iraq | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Ireland | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Isle of Man | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Israel | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Italy | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Ivory Coast | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Jamaica | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Japan | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Jordan | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Kazakhstan | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Kenya | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Kiribati | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Kosovo | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Kuwait | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Kyrgyzstan | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Laos | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Latvia | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Lebanon | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Lesotho | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Liberia | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Libya | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Liechtenstein | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Lithuania | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Luxembourg | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Macao | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Madagascar | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Malawi | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Malaysia | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Mali | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Malta | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Marshall Islands | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Martinique | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Mauritania | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Mauritius | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Mexico | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Micronesia | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Middle East | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Moldova | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Monaco | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Mongolia | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Montenegro | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Montserrat | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Morocco | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Mozambique | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Myanmar | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Namibia | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Nauru | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Nepal | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Netherlands | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
New Caledonia | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
New Zealand | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Nicaragua | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Niger | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Nigeria | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Niue | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
North Africa | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
North America | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
North Asia | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
North Korea | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
North Macedonia | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
North and South Korea | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Northeast Asia | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Northern Mariana Islands | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Northwest Asia | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Norway | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Oceania | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Oman | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Pacific Islands | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Pakistan | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Palau | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Palestine | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Panama | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Papua New Guinea | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Paraguay | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Peru | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Philippines | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Poland | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Portugal | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Puerto Rico | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Qatar | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Romania | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Russia | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Rwanda | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Saint Lucia | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Samoa | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Sao Tome and Principe | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Saudi Arabia | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Senegal | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Serbia | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Seychelles | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Sierra Leone | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Singapore | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Slovakia | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Slovenia | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Solomon Islands | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Somalia | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
South Africa | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
South America | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
South Asia | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
South Korea | Hazard | Exposure | Vulnerability | Risk Profile |
Filters: 2 results found
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Product | Short Description | License | Type |
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Global Seismic Hazard Map | Openly accessible global datasets and plots for peak ground acceleration with a return period of 475 years on rock | CC BY-SA 4.0/CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | Map |
Global Seismic Risk Map | A milestone in global earthquake risk assessment | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Map |
Map
Global Seismic Hazard Map
License type:
CC BY-SA 4.0/CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
The Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Global Seismic Hazard Map (version 2023.1) depicts the geographic distribution of the Peak Ground Acceleration (PGA) with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, computed for reference rock conditions (shear wave velocity, Vs30 , of 760-800 m/s). The map was created by collating maps computed using national and regional probabilistic seismic hazard models developed by various institutions and projects, in collaboration with GEM Foundation scientists.
This version represents an update from the previous release from 2018 and features improvements in most regions of the world, as well as a higher spatial definition (approx. 2.5X) compared to the previous version. For the first time, it is now openly available in raster format as a direct download under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license. An interactive online viewer (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) is available, as well as a PDF poster and a high resolution PNG (CC BY-SA 4.0) through the links in this page.
A set of comprehensive maps is also available that features up to 20 layers with global coverage, considering PGA and spectral acceleration (SA) for four periods of vibration (0.2s, 0.3s, 0.6s and 1.0s), calculated for reference rock and spatially variable soil conditions, for 2% and 10% probability of exceedance in 50 years. By clicking the "License Request" button, the full set or individual layers can be requested freely for research and public-good applications, or for a licensing fee in the case of commercial applications.
Map
Global Seismic Risk Map
License type:
CC BY-SA 4.0
The Global Seismic Risk Map (v2023.1) poster comprises three global maps, and a ranking of the top 15 countries according to five risk metrics. The main map presents the geographic distribution of average annual loss (AAL) of built-up area due to ground shaking in the residential, commercial and industrial building stock. It does not consider the effects of tsunamis, liquefaction, landslides, and fires following earthquakes.
These results are an update of the global maps released in 2018, as described in Silva et al. (2020) and are based on best available and publicly accessible datasets and models, which have been collected, curated and maintained in collaboration between local experts and GEM Foundation scientists.
The underlying dataset used to create the main map can be requested as a shapefile for use in research and public-good applications without cost, or for a licensing fee in the case of commercial applications. In addition to the AAL of built-up area depicted in the poster, the underlying dataset also includes estimates of average annual economic losses, number of buildings lost, population left homeless and fatalities.
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