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Washington Earthquake Hazard Profile

Climate-Adjusted Hazard Data · Model Version 1.0

Overview

Washington faces seismic hazard from three sources: the Cascadia Subduction Zone, the Seattle Fault Zone, and deep intraslab earthquakes. The USGS NSHM 2023 assigns high seismic hazard to the Puget Sound region. The 2001 Nisqually M6.8 earthquake demonstrated vulnerability of Puget Sound infrastructure to deep intraslab events.

Notable Historical Events

12001 Nisqually M6.8 — $2B+ damage in Puget Sound region (FEMA DR-1361)
21949 Olympia M6.8 — 8 fatalities, significant structural damage
31700 Cascadia M~9.0 — affected entire Pacific Northwest coastline

Hazard Scoring Approach

CivilSense computes a Climate-Adjusted Hazard Score (0–10) for earthquake hazard at any US address. The score is composed of weighted sub-components derived from federal data sources and peer-reviewed research. All score components are transparent and returned in API responses.

These are hazard scores — physical intensity likelihood only. They do not include property exposure or vulnerability data. We never call a hazard score a risk score. See the full methodology for scoring details.

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Enter any Washington address to see location-specific earthquake hazard scoring with full methodology transparency.

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Data Sources

USGS Earthquake Hazards Programearthquake.usgs.gov
USGS NSHM 2023www.usgs.gov
Pacific Northwest Seismic Networkpnsn.org

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Climate-Adjusted Hazard Score — derived from peer-reviewed sources listed above. Property exposure data not included. Not a substitute for professional actuarial assessment. For situational awareness only — not for emergency response.

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